Lester F. Hust
Ret. mason contractor, 89

Lester F. Hust, of Youngsville, a retired Mason Contractor and a lifetime resident of the area, died August 10, 2009 at home. He was 89.
The son of Lester and Louise Esselmann Hust, he was born March 1, 1920 in Jeffersonville, NY. He was the widower of Jeane Edith Flaccus Hust. They were married June 7, 1953.
Lester was co-owner of Hust & LaBagh Mason Contractors; a member of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen; a member of Emmett Turner Post 276 American Legion; a former councilman in the Town of Callicoon; a former Justice of the Peace in the Town of Callicoon; past President and a founding member of Stony Brook Hunting Club, Cochecton, NY, Masonic Lodge 521 Free and Accepted Masons and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his children: Valerie Doolittle and her husband, Kim of Barneveld, NY, Duane Hust and his wife, Keyna of Jeffersonville, and Sherrie Hust of Youngsville; two grandchildren, Amanda Patterson of Vestal, NY and Ian and Emma Doolittle of Barneveld, NY.
He was predeceased by his wife, Jeane Edith Flaccus Hust; two sisters, Louise Simpson and Doris Turshen.
Services will be Friday, August 14, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Youngsville Fire Dept. or the Youngsville Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary.