Lorna Kesterson

Lorna J. Kesterson (December 30, 1925 – January 16, 2012) was an American journalist, newspaper editor and politician. She served as the first female mayor of the city of Henderson, Nevada, for two consecutive four-year terms from 1985 to 1993. She was the first and only woman to be Henderson's mayor until Debra March was sworn in to office in 2017. Kesterson was also a longtime reporter and managing editor for the Henderson Home News, a local community newspaper.

Biography

Early life Kesterson was born Lorna Jolley in St. George, Utah, on December 30, 1925, to parents Donal and Nora Jolley. She moved to Boulder City, Nevada, ranch with her family during the 1930s and graduated from Boulder City High School. She covered local Henderson and Boulder City news for the newspapers. and Jim Lynn Kesterson, and her husband of nearly 40 years, Robert Earl Kesterson.