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Lester J. Cheek Jr.

1928 - 2010

Lester J. Cheek Jr. obituary, 1928-2010

BORN

1928

DIED

2010

Lester Cheek Obituary

Lester J. Cheek Jr. 1928 - 2010 Services were held on Sept. 9th, at Eagle Point National Cemetery with Military Honors by the Oregon Army National Guard. He was born on July 14, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA to Lester James and Lorene (Schneider) Cheek. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. On May 11, 1957 he married Dorothy White in Bakersfield, CA. He was a firefighter with the Kern County Fire Dept. until his retirement in 1980. Dorothy and Lester moved to Merlin upon retirement. They both enjoyed camping, fishing and yard work. Lester is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife, Dorothy Cheek; son, Mark and Kim Cheek; daughter, Diane and John Actis; 3 grandchildren, Spencer and Jen Actis, Corey Actis and Monet Actis; great grandson, Jayden Actis; He was preceded in death by great grandson, Austin Actis. www.bakersfield.com/obits

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Published by Bakersfield Californian on Sep. 25, 2010.

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