Walter Julius Lust

Mr. Walter Julius Lust of Glen Spey, a former longtime resident of Pine Island, died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Bon Secours Community Hospital. He was 78.

He was born August 8, 1928 in Goshen, N.Y., the son of the late Julius and the late Elizabeth Kiel Lust.

Walter was retired from Rupp Southern Tier in Middletown after 28 years as a tractor-trailer driver and later retired from Gillinder Bros. Glass Factory in Port Jervis, N.Y.

A veteran of the Merchant Marines and U.S. Army, he was a member of the Wurtsboro American Legion. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge of Middletown and Ontario Hose Co. of Middletown.

He was dearly loved by his family. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Burnett Lust at home; two daughters, Sharon Gunther and her husband, Richard of Powhatan, Va., and Deborah Terwilliger and her husband, Thomas of Ellenville; sister, Wilma Hoag of Middlesex, N.C.; two grandchildren, Laurie Ann Leak of Powhatan, Va. and Shawn Thomas Terwilliger and his companion, Hope Irwin of Ellenville; three great-granddaughters: Kayla, Alyssa and Brittany, and many nieces and nephews.

Walter was predeceased by two sisters, Gloria Nowicki and Betty Ann Rudy; a brother, Albert Lust, and a brother-in-law, Peter Nowicki.

Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family with cremation at the H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, Pa.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memorial & Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942, or Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.

Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis. For information or to send a condolence note to the family, please visit www.grayparkerfuneralhome.com.