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 Nellie Koester
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[September
04, 2007]
Nellie Mae Koester, 86, of Lincoln died
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at 1:36 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 5 until 7 at Peasley
Funeral Home. Prior to the visitation, the rosary will be recited at
4:45 p.m. |
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A funeral Mass for Mrs. Koester will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Holy Family Church, with the Rev.
Jeffrey Liable officiating. Burial will be in Holy
Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Koester farmed with her husband in West
Lincoln for 40 years.
She was born Sept. 13, 1920, in Lincoln to Emil
and Marie Ananias Moos Sr. She married Frederick
"Fritz" Koester Sr. on Nov. 7, 1943, at St.
Patrick's Church in Lincoln. He preceded her in
death on April 20, 2000.
She is survived by her children, Susan (and Bill)
Pirtle of Lincoln, Gary (and Lana) Koester of Lake
Port, Fla., and Fred Koester Jr. (and Shirley
Winterbauer) of Lincoln; three brothers, Emil "Bud"
Moos of Lincoln, William "Yahtzee" Moos of Lincoln
and Thomas Moos of Springfield; one sister, Mary Ann
Schonauer of Lincoln; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren. |
She was also preceded in death by one sister, Norma
Shanle.
Mrs. Koester was a member of Holy Family Church
and a former member of the Lucas Chapel Women's
Club.
Memorials may be made to her church, St. Clara's
Manor or the donor's choice.
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