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George Lesser

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George Lesser

Birth
Russia
Death
25 Jan 1986 (aged 75)
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 45 Lot 165 Site 2
Memorial ID
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George Lesser was born Nov. 3, 1910, in Frank, Russia, to John and Anna Margaret (Bath) Lesser. He came with his parents to the United States in 1913 and lived in Loveland.

He served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 21, 1944, to Oct. 25, 1945. He was a sergeant with the US Army Service Battery 419 Armored Field Artillery Battalion and was in the European Theater in the Rhineland Ardennes-Central Europe-Northern France campaigns.

George married Emily E. Miller on Nov. 25, 1932, in Loveland. She died Dec. 31, 1975. He later married Lydia (Peppler) Schmer on Aug. 21, 1976.

He was a life member of the VFW and a member of the First Congregational Church. He lived in the Denver area until 1975, when he returned to Loveland.

He is survived by his wife (Lydia) and daughter (Betty L Keen, b 1934 d 2004); 3 brothers; a sister; step-son and step-daughter; and two step-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by a son, Melvin George Lesser (b 1937, d 1977), and four brothers.

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, 27 Jan 1986
George Lesser was born Nov. 3, 1910, in Frank, Russia, to John and Anna Margaret (Bath) Lesser. He came with his parents to the United States in 1913 and lived in Loveland.

He served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 21, 1944, to Oct. 25, 1945. He was a sergeant with the US Army Service Battery 419 Armored Field Artillery Battalion and was in the European Theater in the Rhineland Ardennes-Central Europe-Northern France campaigns.

George married Emily E. Miller on Nov. 25, 1932, in Loveland. She died Dec. 31, 1975. He later married Lydia (Peppler) Schmer on Aug. 21, 1976.

He was a life member of the VFW and a member of the First Congregational Church. He lived in the Denver area until 1975, when he returned to Loveland.

He is survived by his wife (Lydia) and daughter (Betty L Keen, b 1934 d 2004); 3 brothers; a sister; step-son and step-daughter; and two step-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by a son, Melvin George Lesser (b 1937, d 1977), and four brothers.

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, 27 Jan 1986


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112907553/george-lesser: accessed ), memorial page for George Lesser (3 Nov 1910–25 Jan 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112907553, citing Loveland Burial Park, Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by SK Graff (contributor 48100393).