Lester J. Hiduskey

Lester HiduskeyCHANNING - Lester J. Hiduskey, 98, of Channing, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at Bortz Health Care Facility in Petoskey.He was born in Iglo, Austria, July 9, 1905, son of Joseph Hiduskey and Julia Smorada.Arriving by ship through Ellis Island, as a babe in arms, in 1907, he and his mother rejoined his father Joseph Hiduskey in Blue Mound, Ill. As a teenager, Lester joined his father working at the Stonington Mine in Illinois.In 1925, Lester married Celia Uhyzzia at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Macon, Ill.
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Lester commanded the first rolls of steel to leave the new mills in the River Rouge Steel Mill.An expert marksman, he competed at the national level for the steel mill's rifle team. Throughout his entire life, Lester carried a carpenter's tool box.He held a builder's license until 1982.He was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in River Rouge to which he dedicated much of his time as a carpenter repairing his beloved church.He was a 3rd degree member of the River Rouge Council of the Knights of Columbus. An avid sportsman, Lester traveled throughout the U.P. and the western states and Canada to his many favorite hunting and fishing spots.In 1972, Lester retired in Channing.He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Channing.During his retirement years, he spent the summers with his grandchildren showing them the beauty of the U.P.His favorite spot to take his grandchildren was the Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountains.At 98, he was an avid reader and still had the handshake of a miner.He is survived by a sister, Pauline (Hiduskey) Carr of Florida; two sons, Carl (Margaret) Hiduskey of Harbor Springs and Lewis Hiduskey of Wyandotte; grandchildren Julie (Fred) Harrington and their daughter, Maria (Rob) Sargent of Petoskey, Roddy (Autumn) Hiduskey and their children Ana and Erik of Roanoke, Va., Jane Hiduskey and her son, Michael, and his family, and Lynn Hiduskey; and many nieces and nephews.Lester was preceded in death by his wife, Celia, in 1989; brothers, Albert and Michael; and grandson, Joseph Hiduskey.

Lester J. HiduskeyPetoskey News-Review
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Lester J. Hiduskey

Lester J. Hiduskey passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at Bortz Health Care in Petoskey, Mich.
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Lester commanded the first rolls of steel to leave the new mills in the River Rouge Steel Mill.An expert marksman, he competed at the national level for the steel mill's rifle team.Throughout his entire life Lester carried a carpenter's tool box.He held a builder's license until 1982.He was a life-long member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in River Rouge, Mich., to which he dedicated much of his time as a carpenter repairing his beloved church.He was a 3rd Degree Member of the River Rouge Council of the Knights of Columbus.

An avid sportsman, Lester traveled throughout the UP, the western states, and Canada to his many favorite hunting and fishing spots.In 1972, Lester retired in Channing, Mich.He was a member of St. Roses Catholic Church in Channing.During his retirement years he spent the summers with his grandchildren showing them the beauty of the Upper Peninsula.His favorite spot to take his grandchildren was the Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Mountains.At 98, he was an avid reader and still had the handshake of a miner.

Lester was preceded in death by his wife, Celia, in 1989, brothers Albert and Michael and grandson Joseph Hiduskey.