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Duane "Dewey" Lesterof Interior, South Dakota, died on Saturday, February 24, 1996
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Duane G. Lester, better known as "Dewey" to his family and friends, was born March 27, 1922, at Reliance, South Dakota, to Aubrey and Tessie (Berg) Lester.
He grew up in the Lyman and Reliance area and graduated from Reliance High School. As a young man he served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the European Theatre, mainly in Germany.
He was united in marriage to Ruth Husman on November 6, 1943, at Omaha, Nebraska.
After he completed his military obligation, they made their home in Reliance where he was employed with the Milwaukee Railroad. In 1948 he was transferred to Creston, South Dakota, where they resided until moving to Scenic in 1950. In 1958 they moved to Interior, where they have since resided. He retired as section foreman of the Milwaukee Railroad in 1984 after 44 years of service.
Dewey attended the Interior Presbyterian Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and in his younger days was a very talented baseball player and enjoyed watching baseball in his later years.
His wife, Ruth, preceded him in death on February 9, 1996.
Grateful for having shared his life are his four sons: Terry Lester and his wife, Cheryl, of Wall; Tim Lester and his wife, Peggy, of Austin, Texas; Kenneth Lester and his wife, Lola, of Round Lake Beach, Illinois; and Kelly Lester of Interior; two daughters, Memory Collins and her husband, Marc, of Rapid City, and Marcia Beckwith and her husband, Jim, of Ft. Pierre; 16 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; his parents, Aubrey and Tessie Lester of Whitewood; three brothers, Clinton Lester of Scottsdale, Arizona, Cletus Lester of Bison, South Dakota, and Gary Lester of Deadwood, South Dakota; two sistes, Joyce Brandt of Rapid City and Lana Hill of Whitewood; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A memorial is established.
Services
Thursday, February 29, 1996
2:00 p.m.
Interior School Gym
Interior, South Dakota
Officiating
Pastor Don Lagge
Music
Valerie Guptill - Pianist
Tom Clark - Vocalist
Ushers
Tom O'Rourke - Francis Guptill
Active Pallbearers
Len Lester - Francis Cuny
Clint Lester - Lyle O'Rourke
Dustin Wilhelm - Lornce Grimes
Honorary Pallbearers
All relatives and friends in attendance
Interment with Military Honors
Interior Cemetery
Interior, South Dakota
Services
Thursday, February 29, 1996
2:00 p.m.
Interior School Gym in Interior