Stephen M. Lessler

Lessler, Stephen M.
Stephen Marvin Lessler, age 92, of Fairfield, CT, died at Bridgeport Hospital on September 23, 2014. He was a Fairfield resident for over 65 years. He was the son of the late Philip and Ruth Lessler of New York. He was predeceased by his wife of over sixty years, Muriel Goldfield Lessler, and by their son, Peter Lessler. He is survived by his daughter, Terri Green and her husband Daniel of Fairfield, CT; by his son, Robert Lessler and his wife Debbie Pearlman of Easton, CT; and by his sister, Connie Stein Beskind of Westport, CT. He is also lovingly remembered by his adored grandchildren: Adam Lessler and his wife Matty Renny of NYC; Amy Lessler and her wife Allison Shaw of San Francisco; Annie Green and her husband Lenny Braman of NYC; Zachary Green of White Plains, NY; Sarah Lessler of Fairfield, CT; and Rebecca Lessler of Los Angeles; and by his devoted daughter-in-law, Karen Lessler Schwartz of Westport, CT. He is also survived by his great-granddaughter, Gwendolyn May Braman. He will be sadly missed by his dear sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Elaine and Herb Bregman of Stamford, CT and Alvin and Sarann Goldfield of Lexington, MA and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Steve was the proprietor of Steven's Clothes and the Outlet Men's Store, longtime men's retail clothing stores in Bridgeport and later in Fairfield. He also worked at Rodney's Men Store in Bridgeport at the start of his career and at Nadelson's and at Ed Mitchell's of Westport at the end of his career. He served in the US Coast Guard during World War II. He was a founding and life-long member of Congregation Beth El in Fairfield, CT. He loved boating with his father aboard the "We Two" and with his family aboard the Pe-Ter, the Pe-Ter-Rob and the Pe-Ter-Rob II.
Funeral services will be held at Congregation Beth El, 1200 Fairfield Woods Road, Fairfield, CT on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 2PM.
The shiva period will be observed at the home of Terri and Dan Green, 157 Crest Terrace, Fairfield, CT from Sunday, September 28th through Tuesday, September 30th.
Donations may be made in his memory to Congregation Beth El, Jewish Senior Services of Fairfield, or to the charity of your choice.