Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bachman, Lester W. October 29, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 10/30/2009 - 10/31/2009  
  Bachman, Lester W.   
   
   
  Lester W. Bachman STUART, FL Lester William Bachman, 93, former IBEW 
  electrician, and a life-long problem solver, dabbler in the stock market, and 
  lyrical whistler, died Thursday, October 29, 2009, of age-related complications 
  in Stuart, Florida. Born Aug. 29, 1916, in Jonestown, to Franklin and Myrtle 
  (Glick) Bachman. His mother died when he was ten, and he and his five siblings 
  were ushered into adulthood by their father, aunts, and other family members. 
  As a teenager in the early 1930's, Les trained with the Civilian Conservation 
  Corps in Ft. Meade, Md., and later worked as a driver for Joe Sprecher 
  Transportation. When WWII began, he enlisted as a Navy Seabee, experiencing 
  typhoons and rebuilding on Okinawa. He worked as a lineman for Metropolitan 
  Edison before joining the IBEW Local 361. In 1936, Les married his high school 
  sweetheart, Elizabeth Wood, and together they had four children. In 1965, when 
  construction work was sparse locally but booming in State College, the family 
  moved and established a new home there. As retirement neared, Les and "Sis" 
  made several camping trips to Florida to choose their "spot" in paradise, 
  finally deciding on the Palm City/ Stuart area. Never one to confuse retirement 
  with idlensss, Les had several passions that kept him busy in Florida. He kept 
  an eagle eye on the stock market, buying and selling based on his own research. 
  He bought small lots, built affordable houses on them, and then sold them for 
  small profits. He also capitalized on his love for driving by moving cars for 
  Hertz and for people who didn't have the time or inclination to move their own 
  cars back and forth from Florida twice a year. Les loved being in a car, on the 
  road, taking the Blue Highways, sometimes traveling across many states just to 
  drop in on an old friend or family member. He was a member of the Mount Lebanon 
  Lodge #226 F&AM; the Harrisburg Consistery; the Zembo Shrine; The Perseverence 
  Fire Company; St. John's United Church of Christ; and a former president of 
  IBEW Local 361. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth, his sister, 
  Josephine, brothers Herbert and Richard, and grandsons, David Bachman and Eric 
  Kohr. He is survived by daughters, Jackie Bachman and her husband, Andy Horner 
  of North East Harbor, Maine, and Sydney Bachman and her husband, Michael 
  Barclay of New York, N.Y.; sons Mike Bachman and his wife, Kelly of Lebanon and 
  Oren Bachman and his wife, Pat of Palmyra; grandchildren, Bronwyn, Jarod, and 
  Jason Kohr, Stephanie, Paige, and Dustin Bachman, Peter, Sarah, and Jake 
  Bachman; greatgrandchildren Ethan, Emma, and Elizabeth Kohr; sister, Anna Mae 
  Luciotti of Lebanon, and a brother Franklin I. (Bickel) Bachman of Jonestown. 
  The family invites friends to join them in at a graveside Masonic Service and 
  interment at the Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Jonestown, on Friday, 
  November 6, 2009, at 2 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. at the St. 
  John's United Church of Christ, Jonestown. Those wishing to remember Les in a 
  special way may make gifts in his memory to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE 
  Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997; or St. John's United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 
  688, Jonestown, PA 17038. We send our heartfelt thanks to Dad's compassionate 
  and loving caregivers, Maureen Hall and Wendy Wallace/ Phil Arndt, who enabled 
  him to remain comfortable in his own home. Dad, we hope you're cruising 
  heavenward on scenic by-ways in a vintage Mustang. Happy Trails. Kreamer & Lum 
  Funeral Home, Jonestown, is in charge of the arrangements. 
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 10/30/2009 - 10/31/2009  
  
  
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