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Lester Calvin Marsh, 89, of Lawrence, KS, passed away on December 2, 2012 at Garden Terrace in Overland Park, KS. Memorial Services will be 2:00 pm Friday, December 7, 2012 at Bruce Funeral Home, 712 S Webster, Spring Hill, KS 913-592- 2244. Inurnment will be at Spring Hill Cemetery at a later date. The family will greet an half an hour before the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests Memorial Contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences may be left at www.brucefuneralhome. com
Lester was born January 10, 1923 in Spring Hill, KS to Arthur C. and Ruth (Starbuck) Marsh. He graduated from Paola High School and attended the University of Kansas where he played trumpet in the marching band. In 1943 he married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Courter. He was drafted and served in the 734th Railroad Battalion during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he worked 39 years for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. Lester was a lifetime member of the United Methodist Church and was a tireless advocate for the environment and social change. He was a member of the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society. Lester will be greatly missed by his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Betty Courter Marsh, of the home; his daughter Loraine Treneff (Craig) of Westerville, OH; his son Dennis Marsh (Christy) of Lenexa, KS; his daughter Renee Morel (Jim) of Lawrence, KS; grandchildren Emily, Katharine, Alex, Elizabeth and Catherine; and a brother, Robert Marsh.
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