Jack (John) Frederick Kesterson

KESTERSON, THIELEN, SUEPPEL, RODGERS

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 8/28/2012 at 10:42:09

Jack (John) Frederick Kesterson, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Visitation will be from 3-6 pm on Sunday at The First Church of the Open Bible, 1911 E Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405. Funeral Services will be held at the church on Monday at 10 am. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Jack Kesterson Memorial Fund.
Jack was born in Dedham, Iowa on April 14, 1935, the son of Niles B. and Anna (Thielen) Kesterson. He entered the United States Army in October of 1957 and served in military intelligence in Germany, where he met the love of his life Gisela. He was honorably discharged in October of 1959 and returned to Iowa where he continued to work as a retail store manager. Gisela came to the United States on Valentines Day of 1960 and the couple were married shortly thereafter on May 4, 1960.
Jack was extremely proud of his family: wife Gisela, son David and daughter Sheryl.
Jack is survived by his son David Kesterson (Trudi) of Cedar Rapids, four grandchildren: Riley, Caleb and Haley Kesterson, and Andrew Rodgers; a brother Ray Kesterson (Shirley) of Spencer, IA, sisters-in-law Agnes Kesterson of Ft. Dodge, IA and Connie Kesterson of Charter Oak, IA, 21 nieces and nephews, and also Jack’s very special friends Jim and Jean Vandivier.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Gisela, two brothers Niles P. Kesterson and Floyd H. Kesterson and the untimely death of his daughter Sheryl Kesterson Sueppel, son-in-law Steven Sueppel and four wonderful grandchildren Ethan, Seth, Mira and Eleanor Sueppel.