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Woolison, Lester 'Buzz'
Lester “Buzz” Woolison, 86, of Stanwood, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Monday at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, with Pastor Phil Leipold officiating. Burial: Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation: 1 p.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
Born Aug. 26, 1923, in Stanwood, a son of George and Amelia (Klinkkammer) Woolison, Lester had farmed his entire life.
Survivors include his niece, Jenny Miller of Lost Nation; and close friend, John Koberle of Stanwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, George.
Memorials to Hospice of Iowa.
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