"Services for George A. Lester, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 24021 W. Royal Worlington Drive (at Route 59), Naperville.
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Born Sept. 20, 1920, in Wadsworth, he died Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at Rush Copley Medical center in Aurora. Interment will be in Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien.
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After living most of his life in the Midwest and Chicago area, Mr. Lester moved to Florida for a short time, but returned to Aurora in 1982. A 1942 graduate of North Central College in Naperville, he had worked for 37 1/2 years a a manager in the manufacuring division of Western Electric. He was also a veteran having served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps.
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Surviving are his wife, Fern L. Lester (nee Lawson) Of Aurora; son Frederick (Pat) Lester of Wheaton; daughter, Susan (Paul) Davis of Downers Grove; four stepsons; and two stepdaughters. He is also survived by his brother Clayton (Carol) Lester of Mercer, Wis.; sisters, Dorothy (Warren) Lebeck of Plainfield and Evelyn (Edward) Jenkins of Boise, Idaho; five grandchildren; five great-granchildren; 18 stepgrandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild.
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Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
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Memorials in Mr. Lester's name may be made to the Salvation Army Corps, 609 W. Dempster, Des Plaines, IL 60016. For Informatin, 630-922-9630." (Chicago Tribune; Thurs 26 Jul 2001; p. 18)
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Married 2nd:
Fern Lois Lawson b. 14 Mar 1920; d. 31 Mar 2015
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"Services for George A. Lester, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 24021 W. Royal Worlington Drive (at Route 59), Naperville.
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Born Sept. 20, 1920, in Wadsworth, he died Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at Rush Copley Medical center in Aurora. Interment will be in Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien.
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After living most of his life in the Midwest and Chicago area, Mr. Lester moved to Florida for a short time, but returned to Aurora in 1982. A 1942 graduate of North Central College in Naperville, he had worked for 37 1/2 years a a manager in the manufacuring division of Western Electric. He was also a veteran having served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps.
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Surviving are his wife, Fern L. Lester (nee Lawson) Of Aurora; son Frederick (Pat) Lester of Wheaton; daughter, Susan (Paul) Davis of Downers Grove; four stepsons; and two stepdaughters. He is also survived by his brother Clayton (Carol) Lester of Mercer, Wis.; sisters, Dorothy (Warren) Lebeck of Plainfield and Evelyn (Edward) Jenkins of Boise, Idaho; five grandchildren; five great-granchildren; 18 stepgrandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild.
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Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.
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Memorials in Mr. Lester's name may be made to the Salvation Army Corps, 609 W. Dempster, Des Plaines, IL 60016. For Informatin, 630-922-9630." (Chicago Tribune; Thurs 26 Jul 2001; p. 18)
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Married 2nd:
Fern Lois Lawson b. 14 Mar 1920; d. 31 Mar 2015
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