Lester Lee Petermann

Lester Lee Petermann, age 90, died at home on July 25, 2011. He was born July 20, 1921, in Fredericksburg, TX. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Minnie Petermann, sister, Margaret Waugh, and brother, Roland Petermann. He is survived by his wife, Joan, his daughter, Joy and husband Dalton Fromme of Fredericksburg, TX, his step-son Tommie Whitley, and wife Brenda, of New Iberia, LA, his sister, Peggy Davis, of San Antonio, TX, and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Lester served in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps during World War II. He received the Presidential Unit Citation as a navy corpsman with the marines at Guadalcanal and the Purple Heart and The Navy and Marine Corp Medal serving as a Chief Pharmacist’s Mate aboard the U.S.S. LST 499 at Normandy.

He graduated from Southwestern University. Georgetown, TX, and received a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in the City of New York. He was an economist with the Department of Labor in Washington, DC.

After living in Alexandria, VA and spending weekends at his farm in Richardsville in Culpeper County, Les and Joan moved to the town of Culpeper where they have been very happy for the last 20 years.

He was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, VFW Post 2524 and the Guadalcanal Veterans Campaign. He was a volunteer for the Food Closet and a member of the Veterans Recognition Committee. He enjoyed travel, bridge, reading and gardening.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, VA 22701, or St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 1200 Old Rixeyville Road, Culpeper, VA 22701.

The family will receive friends at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church on Monday, August 1, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Ken Martin officiating.

Interment will follow at the Culpeper National Cemetery, 501 E. Chandler St., Culpeper, VA 22701 with military honors provided by V.F.W. Post 2524 Honor Guard and American Legion Post 330. Online condolences may be offered by visiting www.clore-english.com. The family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with these arrangements.