Elmer William Koester
b. 5 April 1926, Huntersville, Franklin County, Indiana, to Robert Herman and Caroline Charlotte (Thielking) Koester
d. 1 April 1985, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida

m/1. 19 August 1947, Philippines
Teadora “Dorey” Ferol
b. 11 September 1920, Barcelona, Philippines
d. 2 August 2005, Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana

m/2. 7 August 1965
Patricia Ruth Frazier Kash
b. 17 February 1937
d. 1968

Children with Teadora “Dorey” Ferol:

• Neria (b. 1947) married Curtis Lee Shelton
• Susan Lee (b. 1948)
• Zane Daniel (b. 1949) married Pamela Ann Kash
• Steele Xavier (b. 1950) married Paula Mollaun

Elmer was a truck driver. He was wounded twice while serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II, and that is where he met and married Dorey. They were later divorced. He is buried in the Huntersville Cemetery, Huntersville, Franklin, Indiana, and she is buried in the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery

Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger @yahoo.com