Lester Sulzberger

RANSOM-  Lester A. Sulzberger 97 of LaPlata Missouri, formerly of  Ransom died Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11, 2012) at his home.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday at Allen Township Cemetery, Ransom, with Rev. Danira Parra, officiating. There will be no visitation. Hagi Funeral Home, Streator is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sulzberger was born, Jan. 9, 1915 in Ransom the son of Harry and Martha (Kates) Sulzberger, the fifth of eight children. He married Aletha Brust, Aug. 26, 1938 in Davenport Iowa, she survives.
Les had been employed by Standard Oil Co. until 1978 when he retired and remained in LaPlata Mo. There he took up golf and after 30 years he had four holes-in-one. He was a member of the LaPlata United Methodist Church, a fifty year member of the Moose Lodge, a member of the Masonic Lodge and had coached Little League Baseball in Carrollton MO. while residing there. He attended Ransom Grade School and was a graduate of Dwight High School, class of 1933.
He is survived by his wife of seventy four years, Aletha, two sons, Harry (Ann) Sulzberger, Columbia MO, Ronald Sulzberger, Freeman MO, three grandchildren, Patrick, Leigh Ann and Elizabeth, seven great grandchildren and one sister Doris Sokay, Sun City AZ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Hazel Loggins and Edith West, four brothers, Melvin, Earl, Glen and Frank Sulzberger.
Pallbearers will be Bob and Duane Sulzberger, Ronald Gansy, Terry Mike Brust, Jim and Joe Myers.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Northeast Missouri, 201 S. Baltimore Suite C, Kirksville MO 63501 or LaPlata Golf Course, C/O Randy Travis 125 S. Church St. LaPlata MO 63549