Funeral service for Phyllis Jean Holz Lester, 91, will be Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Winterrowd Funeral Home in Streator, Illinois, with Rev. Noel Maughmer officiating. Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery in Long Point, IL. Visitation will be Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at Winterrowd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lester died on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Summerford Nursing Home. She was born July 7, 1929, in Illinois to Herbert Holz and Mildred Reamme Holz. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hartselle, Alabama and was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Preceding her in death were her husband: Irwin Lester, her parents, two sisters: Norma Ott and Leona Fargher, one brother: Harold Holz, a niece: Diana Snyder and her Step-mother: Minnie Kutter Holz. .
Peck Funeral Home assisted the family.
Survivors include:
One Daughter – Patricia Svetz (James), Hartselle, AL
One Son – David Lester (Joy), Bolivar, TN
Three Grandchildren – Monica Shannon, Decatur, AL,
Marcy Murphy, Castle Rock, CO and
Nathan Lester, Acken, SC
Three Great Grandchildren – Christian Murphy,
Aidan Shannon and
Rylee Lester
One Sister: Marge Shaw (Lyle), Washington, IL
One Brother: Herb Holz (Helen), Americon, IL
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