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Evelyn Koester - Class Of 1933 VIEW PROFILE

Evelyn Koester

Evelyn B Koester

Evelyn B. Koester , 88, of Whitcomb Ave., South Bend, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Friday January 23, in St. Paul's Retirement Community.

Evelyn was born on October 12, 1915 in Columbia City, IN as the daughter of the late Walter and Orpha (Ramsey) Koester .

Evelyn is survived by a sister Helen (Virgil) Perkins-Rea of South Bend and a brother Walter (Merle) Koester Jr. of Ashville, NC and by 9 nieces and nephews and several grand nieces and nephews.

She worked in the Accounting Department of "Bendix" Honeywell for 25 years until she retired in 1980. Evelyn attended Hillside Missionary Church, Bible Study Fellowship International, and was a longstanding member of a Bridge Club. Loving, caring, kind sister, aunt and friend to many, many people. She was a woman of strong Christian witness, faith and conviction. This was shown by her 25 years spent in local nursing home ministry. Evelyn was a woman who loved people, family, children, work, church, travel, studying prophesy, and nutrition.

We will miss her greatly, but know with assurance and peace that she is in her heavenly home with her beloved Savior, Jesus.

Friends may visit with the family from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday January 25 in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday with visitation one-hour prior to the services in Hillside Missionary Church 21567 Ireland Rd., South Bend, IN 46614 with Deacon Al Beutler officiating. Burial will follow in Southlawn Cemetery.

Memorial contributions Hillside Missionary Church, 21567 Ireland Rd., South Bend, IN 46614 or to Freedom Village, New York.

Published in the South Bend Tribune; Jan. 24, 2004.

Source: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com

07/24/2023 EJS

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36817807/evelyn-b-koester



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