Lester Benjamin Haselwood

Lester Benjamin Haselwood, 92, died Wednesday, July 16, 2015, at his home in Fallbrook, Calif. Lester passed peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.

Lester was born in Dierks, Arkansas on September 2, 1922, the eldest son of Benjamin and Anna Haselwood. He enlisted in the Army in September 1940 and served honorably as a medic during WWII. After retuning home from the war, he moved to Fallbrook and married his wife in 1946. He worked as a civil service professional aboard Camp Pendleton for 35 years before retiring.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Lena (Stewart) Haselwood.

Lester is survived by his brother Robert; sister Clara; son, Jim Haselwood and wife Kathy; his daughter Theresa Maghan and husband Robert; his four grandchildren, Christopher and Scott Haselwood, Summer Webb and husband Beven, Lisa Bellamy and husband Daniel; and four great-grandchildren, Cole, Owen, Isabella, and Lena.

Lester was laid to rest at the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery on Santa Margarita Road, on Friday, July 24, 2015 following a private memorial service for the immediate family. The family requests that donations be made to the Fallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Lane, Fallbrook, CA, in lieu of flowers.