Lester F. Base, Councilman, Dies at Rocky Ridge

              Lester F. Base,
0®«Emin, Dies
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ROCKY RIDGE — (Special) —
Lester F. Base, 50, member of the
village Council, died.this morning
at his home following a several
months illness. He was a section
foreman for the Nickel Plate Rail¬
road until his illness. i
His body is at Robinson's funer¬
al home, Oak Harbor, where friends
may call starting Saturday at 7. A
noon Monday it win* be removed to
St. John's Lutheran church at
Rocky Ridge for services at 2. The
Rev. E. H. E. Winterhoff will of¬
ficiate, and burial will be made in
Eliiston cemetery.   tf-~Jf^/*f3T$
He is survived by his wife, Ver-
leah; a brother Emery of Martin;
three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Helle
(Estella) of Williston, Mrs. Gilbert
Velliquette (Lillian) of Toledo, and
Mrs. Lloyd Lickert (Edna) of Gray¬
town.
Mr. Base was born at Trow¬
bridge, April 26, 1907, son of Wil¬
liam and Augusta Ahrcndt Base.
A veteran of World War II, he was
a member of the VFW and belong¬
ed to St. John's Lutheran church
at Rocky Ridge. He was serving
his third term as a member of
Rocky Ridge village council.