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Leslie R. "Les"
Hoeksema
1943 - 2018
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Obituary for Leslie R. "Les" Hoeksema

Leslie R. "Les" Hoeksema, 74, of Erie, passed away on Monday March 5, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI on December 8, 1943 a son of the late Albert and Helen Galer Hoeksema.

Les served in the United States Navy and worked with Doctors' Optical Lab Inc. and at the Wal-Mart Vision Center as an optician.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie B. Miller Hoeksema and one brother, Richard Hoeksema.

Survivors include one daughter, Tara Hoeksema of Fairview; two sons, Chad Hoeksema of Orland Park, IL and Ryan Hoeksema and his wife, Erin, of Canandaigua, NY; five grandchildren, Tyler, Corey, Kaylin, Leah, and Logan Hoeksema; and his loving companion, Donna Sandusky, and her family.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., Erie, 16504. Services and burial will be private in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the family in care of the funeral home.

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