Lester C. Fuller

Lester C. Fuller passed away on Sunday morning, 
November 5, 2023, in Port Orange, Florida.  
Lester was born on July 26, 1934, to Russell 
and Dorothy Fuller in Rochester, New York.  
He lived most of his life in Dunkirk, New York.  
and served in the US Army in the Korean War.  
He married Frances Henderson in 1956.  
Lester retired from Ralston Purina where he 
worked as Personnel Manager and had also served 
as Personnel Manager for the City of Dunkirk 
for many years.  He taught piano lessons to 
many of Dunkirk’s children from the piano 
studio in his home.  
Lester was a friend to many and a stranger 
to none.  His music was his passion that 
connected him to so many beautiful and loving 
people wherever he went.  His smile and laughter 
were infectious.  He was greatly admired and will 
be sincerely missed by his family and friends.
Surviving is a son, John 
(Rhonda) Fuller, of Port Orange, FL; grandchildren, 
Michelle (Greg) Palinkas, of Charlotte, NC and 
Jonathan (Gabrielle) Fuller of Port Orange, FL; 
great-grandsons, Jace Fuller and Silas Palinkas; 
nephew Daniel (Diane) Fuller, of Lewiston, ME; 
brother-in-law, Robert (Marcia) Henderson of 
Dunkirk; sister-in-law, Jane Henderson of 
Dunkirk; and several nieces and nephews.
Lester was predeceased by his wife Frances on 
December 14, 2016.
There will be no visitation and services will 
be private with the immediate family.  
Arrangements by the R. Mackowiak Funeral Home Inc.