Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McVicker, Lester Leroy 1906
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 7 & 11 Jan 1906

Retired Chief Steward at the Reformatory Dies

Lester McVicker, 66, former chief steward at Michigan Reformatory, died Thursday
night at the hospital in Petoskey.  He retired in June of 1961, following 23 years
of state employment at the reformatory.  All except two days of his employment was
in the various kitchen departments of the institution.

Previous to the establishment of the steward’s department in 1947 the work was
handled by various guards assigned to kitchen duty.  Their activity in connection
with the work was mainly to supervise inmates who did the cooking and preparation of
meals.

To further his knowledge for this work McVicker attended night school and took
correspondence courses and the steward’s department soon became his pride and joy.

He is a past worthy patron of Ionia Eastern Star and was a member of the F&AM blue
lodge.

Following his retirement he and Mrs. McVicker have spent most of their time at
Central Lake.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Julia, are a daughter, Mrs. Fred Culp of Ionia;
son, Marvin McVicker of Flint, six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Minerva Dunker and
a brother, Jesse McVicker of Central Lake.

Contributions will be accepted for the cancer fund at Myers funeral home where
funeral arrangements are being made.


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