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 Lester 'Coogie' Durst
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[August
02, 2007]
Lester Leo "Coogie" Durst, 83, of
Indian Lake Estates, Fla., formerly of Lincoln and Homer, died
Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at Lake Wales Hospital, Lake
Wales, Fla.
His funeral will be Aug. 11 at 1:30 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev.
Carroll Richards officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home
from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10 and one hour prior to the service on Aug.
11. A Masonic service will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 10. |
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Burial, with military rites, will be in New Union
Cemetery. Mr. Durst was a lineman and
troubleshooter for Cilco for 35 1/2 years and a
member of the IBEW union.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Army
31st Calvary as a rifleman stationed in New Guinea.
He was born Jan. 21, 1924, in Latham to Jacob
Ross and Mattie Mary Hamilton Durst. He married
Julia Bock on Sept. 19, 1942, in Lincoln. She
preceded him in death on Nov. 26, 2001.
He is survived by one daughter, Debra D. (and
Thomas) Mullins of Milford, Del.; one grandson, Ryan
Mullins; two step-grandchildren; four
step-great-grandchildren; and a good friend, Dorothy
Springer.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers,
Floyd, Kenneth and Paul; and one sister, Wilma
Suedemeier.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Lake Wales, Fla.; a member of several Elks clubs
in Illinois and Florida; past commander of the Yacht
Club of Indian Lakes Estate, Fla., where he also
served on the board of trustees; a Shriner with the
25-man supercycle unit of the Eastern Illinois
Masonic Lodge of Danville; a member of American
Legion Post 290 in Homer, where he was commander, as
well as past commander of Champaign County American
Legion; a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars of Lake
Wales, Fla.; Moose Lodge of Lake Wales, Fla.;
Polywogs Fishing Club of Oakwood; and president of
Young Democrats of Logan County. |
During his military service, he earned two Bronze
Stars, a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign
Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II
Campaign Service recognition and a Victory Medal.
Memorials may be made to Lake Wales Presbyterian
Church, Lake Wales, Fla.
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