Lester Feldman

FELDMAN, LESTER 90 - of Green Valley, Arizona, passed away on 10/24/08. He was born in New York, New York on 12/24/17. He graduated with honors from James Madison High School and finished a year at New York University as a pre-medical student before leaving to financially support his family. He served as a First Lieutenant in the US Army between 1941 and 1945, playing a role in the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He married Jane Berlin on 11/25/45. They raised three children in Levittown and then Woodmere, Long Island. They later retired to Green Valley, Arizona. His life's passions were tennis, golf, getting together with family and being an all around sports fan. He and his wife were professional ballroom dancers. He also loved to sing and frequently performed in plays and the synagogue choir. Lester was employed at the New York Post for over 30 years without missing a day of work. He began as a delivery man and worked up to Circulation Director. Lester is predeceased by his wife after 54 years of marriage. He is survived by three children, Larry (Stephanie), Nancy Fawcett and Marc (Sissy) and six grandchildren, Ben, Tom Salzman, Keri Fawcett Russo, Mathew, Jenna and Jay. Lester is also survived by his partner of almost ten years, Kaye Vesia. Services will be held at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, New York on Sunday, November 26. The family will sit shiva at Marc's house at 10 Pond Lane, Linwood, New Jersey from 6 - 8 PM on Monday and Tuesday, November 27 and 28. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to Beth Shalom Temple Center, PO Box 884, Green Valley, Arizona 85614.