Therese Rose Koester Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Therese Rose Koester of Joplin, Missouri, who passed away on April 19, 2023, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Westhoff and Clemence Westhoff; her husband Ed Koester; her siblings, Sarah Westhoff, Johnny Westhoff, Ed Westhoff, Vess Westhoff, Bernard Westhoff, Otis Westhoff, Marie Hayden, Barb Born, Leonard Westhoff, Louise Kennedy and Cecilia Mae Ohs; her son-in-law Skip Lovell; and her grandson Jason Arnold.
She is survived by: her children, Gene Koester (Nancy) of Joplin, MO, Dave Koester of Edmond, OK, Debbie Lovell of Erie, KS, Brenda Bever (Joe) of Kansas City, KS, Chris Koester (Christi) of Joplin, MO and Jennifer Duncan (Russell) of Goodman, MO; her grandchildren, Jessica Denton (Shawn), Natalie Mosley (Josh), Andrea Gautreaux (Josh), Stephanie Gibson (Cody), April Hulen, Doug Arnold, Jr. (April), Trey Lovell (Malorie), Travis Lovell (Elizabeth), Erica Bever (Adam), Lauren Bever (Tracy), Cassy Trammel (Evan), Hunter Koester, Hailey Koester, Cody Duncan (Ronna), Jason Duncan, Gannon and Blake Ewing; her great grandchildren, Emily, Ryan, Jaxon, Piper, Charlotte, Kate, Bristol, London, Austin, Triton, Tawny, Tasha, Taylor, Tori, Cooper, Conner, Charlee, Chandler, Landon, Lenna, Nathan, Amelia, Cohen, Benny, Cameron, Daniel and Cole; and her great great grandchildren, Andrew, Rylee, Declan, Marlowe, Norah and Matthew. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, tRead Complete ObituaryIntInInIn lInhe family requests that donations be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital online at http://www.stjude.org or by mail at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and may be entrusted to the mortuary.
