Navy Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Lester Deardorff
Lester Herbert Deardorff, 87, of York, Pa., formerly of Westminster, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Normandie Ridge Senior Living Community in York. Born in Westminster, he was the son of the late Lester E. and Ethel Bitzel Deardorff. He was the husband of Jean Marie Long Deardorff, his wife of 62 years, who died in September 2009. He was a 1943 graduate of New Windsor High School. He joined the Navy and served during World War II on board the USS Janssen DE 396, which was awarded the...