Glen Koester

GLEN E. KOESTER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Glen Ernest Koester, Age 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2004, at the Idaho Falls Care Center of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. Glen was born August 16, 1924, in Weeping Water, Nebraska, the son of Fred Henry Koester and Mattie Nutzman Koester. The family moved to Idaho Falls when he was two years old and he has lived here ever since. He attended Eagle Rock Elementary School, O. E. Bell Jr. High School, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Glen faithfully served in the U. S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He married Ruth Mae Adamson May 8, 1944, in Papillon, Nebraska. He worked as a farmer, then at Lockwood and later for Simplot Soil Builders, from which he retired in 1986 as District Manager. Glen was active in the Masonic Lodge and Shriner organizations. He was a member of the Idaho Falls Museum Committee, the American Legion, the Idaho Potato Growers Association, the Board of Eastern Idaho Technical College, and the Soil Conservation Board. Glen was awarded the Silver Plow Award in 1996 from the Chamber of Commerce and was named Legionnaire of the Year in 1995 by the American Legion. He was a member of the Idaho Falls First Presbyterian Church. Glen loved traveling, golf, and horses. Surviving are his wife, Ruth, a son, Jerry [Karen] Koester of Everett, WA, and a daughter, Claudia [Ken] Barnes of Idaho Falls, three brothers, Edward [Miriam] Koester of Twin Falls, ID, Dale [Joanna] Koester of Downey, ID, and Ron [Shirley] Koester of Idaho Falls. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Jamie Koester, Everett, WA, Kelli [Ryan] Ingram, Lake Stevens, WA, Dr. Lindsey [Josh] Pepper, Minneapolis, MN, and Keri Barnes of Boise, ID. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at the Idaho Falls First Presbyterian Church, 325 Elm Street, with Reverend Dr. Dennis Falasco officiating. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday for one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. Military Rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA), c/o St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, 1055 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706, or the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 325 Elm Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. (Donations to the APDA may also be made online at https://secure.entango.com/servlet/donate/hVcFAEXtt7F.)