Marguerite Buerger Koester, age 92, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Hamilton Hospital in Olney, Texas. Services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2011, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olney, Texas with Rev. Sean Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.
Marguerite Joshephine was born on March 23, 1919 in Mesquite, Texas to the late Robert and Lily (Lutonsky) Buerger. She graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1937. She and Herbert Koester were married on November 30, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas and moved to Olney, Texas that same year. Marguerite was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, and taught Sunday School for many years. Marguerite loved her family immensely. She was preceded in death by a son Glen Ray Koester in 1955, and a brother Wilbert Buerger in 1982.
Survivors include her husband Herbert Koester of Olney, Texas; two sons: Milton Koester and wife Eva of Olney, Texas, Daniel Koester and wife Jean of Winfield, Alabama; two daughters: Connie Koester of Olney, Texas, Brenda Roberts and husband Paul of Archer City, Texas; four grandchildren: Allan Koester and wife Misty of Winfield, Alabama, Kyra McCracken and husband Josh of McKinney, Texas, Ernest Koester and wife Karrie of Grapevine, Texas, and Becky Koester of Winfield, Alabama; three great grandchildren: Kalli Koester, Emma Koester, and Spencer Koester; also Gail Swaim her special friend and care-giver.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church, Box 626, Olney, Texas 76374 or Lutheran World Relief.
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Marguerite Joshephine was born on March 23, 1919 in Mesquite, Texas to the late Robert and Lily (Lutonsky) Buerger. She graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1937. She and Herbert Koester were married on November 30, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas and moved to Olney, Texas that same year. Marguerite was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, and taught Sunday School for many years. Marguerite loved her family immensely. She was preceded in death by a son Glen Ray Koester in 1955, and a brother Wilbert Buerger in 1982.
Survivors include her husband Herbert Koester of Olney, Texas; two sons: Milton Koester and wife Eva of Olney, Texas, Daniel Koester and wife Jean of Winfield, Alabama; two daughters: Connie Koester of Olney, Texas, Brenda Roberts and husband Paul of Archer City, Texas; four grandchildren: Allan Koester and wife Misty of Winfield, Alabama, Kyra McCracken and husband Josh of McKinney, Texas, Ernest Koester and wife Karrie of Grapevine, Texas, and Becky Koester of Winfield, Alabama; three great grandchildren: Kalli Koester, Emma Koester, and Spencer Koester; also Gail Swaim her special friend and care-giver.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church, Box 626, Olney, Texas 76374 or Lutheran World Relief.
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Olney, Texas
Permission received to use obit (Obit transcribed by Betty Carrol Cooper Omholt)
Marguerite Buerger Koester, age 92, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Hamilton Hospital in Olney, Texas. Services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 2011, at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olney, Texas with Rev. Sean Reeves officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.
Marguerite Joshephine was born on March 23, 1919 in Mesquite, Texas to the late Robert and Lily (Lutonsky) Buerger. She graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1937. She and Herbert Koester were married on November 30, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas and moved to Olney, Texas that same year. Marguerite was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, and taught Sunday School for many years. Marguerite loved her family immensely. She was preceded in death by a son Glen Ray Koester in 1955, and a brother Wilbert Buerger in 1982.
Survivors include her husband Herbert Koester of Olney, Texas; two sons: Milton Koester and wife Eva of Olney, Texas, Daniel Koester and wife Jean of Winfield, Alabama; two daughters: Connie Koester of Olney, Texas, Brenda Roberts and husband Paul of Archer City, Texas; four grandchildren: Allan Koester and wife Misty of Winfield, Alabama, Kyra McCracken and husband Josh of McKinney, Texas, Ernest Koester and wife Karrie of Grapevine, Texas, and Becky Koester of Winfield, Alabama; three great grandchildren: Kalli Koester, Emma Koester, and Spencer Koester; also Gail Swaim her special friend and care-giver.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church, Box 626, Olney, Texas 76374 or Lutheran World Relief.
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Lunns Funeral Home
Olney, Texas
Permission received to use obit (Obit transcribed by Betty Carrol Cooper Omholt)
Marguerite Joshephine was born on March 23, 1919 in Mesquite, Texas to the late Robert and Lily (Lutonsky) Buerger. She graduated from Wichita Falls High School in 1937. She and Herbert Koester were married on November 30, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas and moved to Olney, Texas that same year. Marguerite was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, and taught Sunday School for many years. Marguerite loved her family immensely. She was preceded in death by a son Glen Ray Koester in 1955, and a brother Wilbert Buerger in 1982.
Survivors include her husband Herbert Koester of Olney, Texas; two sons: Milton Koester and wife Eva of Olney, Texas, Daniel Koester and wife Jean of Winfield, Alabama; two daughters: Connie Koester of Olney, Texas, Brenda Roberts and husband Paul of Archer City, Texas; four grandchildren: Allan Koester and wife Misty of Winfield, Alabama, Kyra McCracken and husband Josh of McKinney, Texas, Ernest Koester and wife Karrie of Grapevine, Texas, and Becky Koester of Winfield, Alabama; three great grandchildren: Kalli Koester, Emma Koester, and Spencer Koester; also Gail Swaim her special friend and care-giver.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church, Box 626, Olney, Texas 76374 or Lutheran World Relief.
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Lunns Funeral Home
Olney, Texas
Permission received to use obit (Obit transcribed by Betty Carrol Cooper Omholt)
