Koesters, Robert Charles (1942 - 2020)

KOESTERS, YOUNG, ZIMMERMAN, COWIN, MCGUIRE, WIGES, KRAMER, MAHLBERG, SCHWERY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/19/2020 at 08:58:24

Name of deceased: Robert Charles Koesters

Aged: 78 yrs, 6 mo, 17 days

Residence: Dunlap, IA

Born: March 1, 1942; Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 18, 2020; Denison Care Center, Denison, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Oct. 2, 2020; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Melinda (spouse, Tom) Cowin of Topeka, KS, Jodie (spouse, Mark) McGuire of Fort Dodge, IA and Carol (spouse, Dave) Wiges of Denison, IA; 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren with one more on the way; siblings, Francis (spouse, Mary Ann) Koesters, Madonna Kramer and Janice (spouse, Pete) Mahlberg, all of Earling, IA, and Alice (spouse, Harold) Schwery of Westphalia, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Anthony T. and Johanna (nee Zimmerman) Koesters; wife, Jackie (deceased Aug. 6, 2020); brother, Alvin (Oscar) Koesters

Education: Attended St. Joseph Catholic School, Earling, IA

Religious affiliation: Members, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dunlap; they also attended St. Rosa of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, IA

Military service: U. S. Navy, 1960 - 1964

Marriage: Jacqueline Young; Dec. 21, 1962; Bainbridge, GA

Employment: Employed as an electrician at the IBP Hide Plant, Denison, IA; he then started his own company, Koesters Electric. After a few years, Bob joined Bonsall’s TV and Appliance Store in Dunlap, IA. He retired from Bonsall’s, but worked part time at Sullivan Supply to stay busy.

Hobbies/Interests: A Jack-of-all-trades, he could fix anything and even built his own boom truck; enjoyed camping and traveling adventures with Jackie, the girls, and grandchildren; loved to play cards, dominos and poker; enjoyed his routine get-togethers with his siblings, and morning coffee with friends

Sources: harlanonline.com; foutsfuneralhome.com