Evelyn Koester 1909-1997

KOESTER, BOYD

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 7/7/2026 at 07:37:14

Private graveside services for Evelyn P. Koester, 88, Wheatland and formerly of Dixon, will be held today, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997 at the Dixon cemetery.

Mrs. Koester died Sept. 12 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home.

The daughter of Fred and Bertie Parks Boyd, she was born on June 11, 1909 in Calamus. She married Henry Koester on Dec. 11, 1935 in Davenport. He died Dec. 25, 1982.

Mrs. Koester was a retired school teacher. In later years she helped her husband and son, Fred, at their filling station business in Davenport.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Shirley, Dixon; 3 grandchildren, Sheri (Mrs. Kevin) Kelley, Denver, Colo.; Fritz, rural Calamus; and Kenny, Dixon; and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; a brother, Edward; and a great-granddaughter, Kathryn Kelley.

The Tipton Conservative and Advertiser - September 17, 1997 page 12