Lawrence Lester
Born: c. 1891
Died: March 5, 1974
Married: Helen
Children:
Lawrence Lester started as a caretaker at Camp Topridge in 1953, and stayed on after Marjorie Merriweather Post's death in 1973.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 6 March 1974
Lawrence Lester
SARANAC LAKE — Lawrence Lester, 83, died Tuesday evening at the Highland Nursing Home in Massena.
Mr. Lester was born in Constable, a son of Benjamin and Eunice Hapgood Lester.
His wife, Helen, died on Jan. 25.
Survivors are: a sister, Idamae Killelea of Constable; a brother, Benjamin, of Rome, N.Y.; and nieces and nephews including Randall Gardner of Syracuse.
Friends may call Thursday afternoon and evening at the Keough and Son Memorial Chapel. A Bible Vigil will be held there at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered at 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. Bernard's Church. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Comments
From the Camp Topridge page: Amanda Lester Ryan says: “My grandfather, Lawrence Lester, worked for Mrs. Post. He actually stayed on at Topridge as a caretaker afterward through several different owners. I have had some great times there throughout the years. Mrs. Post’s cabin was always my favorite. Everything there was so girly, lots of pink. And a powder room most women would kill for, lol! It looks the same today as it did back then. The way she had the Main Lodge decorated was quite fascinating too. So much to look at.” —Users/amycatania