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Lester Mosteller

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Lester Mosteller

Birth
Parke County, Indiana, USA
Death
1 Sep 1971 (aged 56)
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Hollandsburg, Parke County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Rosedale, Ind.

Lester E. Mosteller, b. Sep 15, 1914, 56, RR 2, Rosedale, a teacher in both the Parke and Vigo County school systems for several years, died of an apparent heart attack, Wednesday, Sept 1, 1971. He suffered the attack at Lost Creek Elementary School, near Seelyville and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Anthony Hosital. He was the son of Elmer W. & Arizona (Morlan) Mosteller of Parke CO., IN

He was a veteran of World War II; a graduate of Bridgeton High School and received his B.S. degree from Central Normal College, Danville, Ind.

He taught school at Linden, Ind; was a coach at Bell Union, Ind; and both a teacher and coach in the elementary and high school level at Bridgeton from 1949 to 1951.

He is survived by the widow, Elizabeth: two sons, Russell, a student at the University of Michigan, and Robert, a student at the University of Southern California.

Other survivors include the mother, Mrs. Arizona Mosteller, Brazil; five brothers, Chester, Brazil; James, Harmony and Raymnd, Robert, and Ernest all of RR 3 Brazil. Two sisters, Mrs. Marie Rightsell, RR1, Carbon; and Mrs. Helen Creed, RR 3, Brazil.

Funeral services were held at the Butler Funeral Home, Rockville with burial in Cedar Cemetery near Portland Mills, Parke Co., IN.
Rosedale, Ind.

Lester E. Mosteller, b. Sep 15, 1914, 56, RR 2, Rosedale, a teacher in both the Parke and Vigo County school systems for several years, died of an apparent heart attack, Wednesday, Sept 1, 1971. He suffered the attack at Lost Creek Elementary School, near Seelyville and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Anthony Hosital. He was the son of Elmer W. & Arizona (Morlan) Mosteller of Parke CO., IN

He was a veteran of World War II; a graduate of Bridgeton High School and received his B.S. degree from Central Normal College, Danville, Ind.

He taught school at Linden, Ind; was a coach at Bell Union, Ind; and both a teacher and coach in the elementary and high school level at Bridgeton from 1949 to 1951.

He is survived by the widow, Elizabeth: two sons, Russell, a student at the University of Michigan, and Robert, a student at the University of Southern California.

Other survivors include the mother, Mrs. Arizona Mosteller, Brazil; five brothers, Chester, Brazil; James, Harmony and Raymnd, Robert, and Ernest all of RR 3 Brazil. Two sisters, Mrs. Marie Rightsell, RR1, Carbon; and Mrs. Helen Creed, RR 3, Brazil.

Funeral services were held at the Butler Funeral Home, Rockville with burial in Cedar Cemetery near Portland Mills, Parke Co., IN.


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