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Donald Lessen

[February 15, 2010]  LINCOLN -- Donald W. Lessen, 81, of Lincoln, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at 9:57 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. Dayle Badman officiating.

Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Beason, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 263.

Mr. Lessen was the retired manager of Beason Ag at Beason.

He served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.

He was born March 15, 1928, in Logan County to Arend and Lena Luken Theobald Lessen. He married Gayle French on Nov. 10, 1950, in Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two sons, Daniel (and Christine) Lessen of Glen Mills, Pa., and Thomas (and Carolyn) Lessen of Langhorne, Pa.; two daughters, Joellyn (and Steve) Phillips of Lincoln and Cynthia Lessen of Harrisburg; one brother, Gene (and Marianna) Lessen of Lincoln; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Darrell, and one sister, Patsy Gehlbach.

He was a member of Beason Methodist Church, Lincoln American Legion Post 263, and was a volunteer fireman and fire chief for Beason for many years.

He graduated from Lincoln Community High School.

Memorials may be made to Beason Fire and Rescue, Beason Methodist Church, or the donor's choice.

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