Raynard R. Kester, 72, of Valparaiso, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1995.
He was born March 11, 1922, in Hiawatha, West Va., the son of Otis Cecil and Marie (Harman) Kester.
A Valparaiso resident since 1955, he was an instrument repairman at U.S. Steel.
He attended Valparaiso Baptist Church, was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and a member of Charles Pratt Post 94 American Legion.
On Dec. 20, 1949, in Tazewell, Va., he married Shirley Phipps, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Larry (Margene) Kester of Portage; a daughter, Gayla (Bob) Liedtke of Valparaiso; five grandchildren, Mathew,i Megan, Bethany, Katie and Kyle; two brothers, Basil Kester of New York and Buddy Kester of West Virginia; and a sister, Rosemarie Jett of West Virginia.
Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
Valparaiso, Indiana
16 Feb 1995, Thu
He was born March 11, 1922, in Hiawatha, West Va., the son of Otis Cecil and Marie (Harman) Kester.
A Valparaiso resident since 1955, he was an instrument repairman at U.S. Steel.
He attended Valparaiso Baptist Church, was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and a member of Charles Pratt Post 94 American Legion.
On Dec. 20, 1949, in Tazewell, Va., he married Shirley Phipps, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Larry (Margene) Kester of Portage; a daughter, Gayla (Bob) Liedtke of Valparaiso; five grandchildren, Mathew,i Megan, Bethany, Katie and Kyle; two brothers, Basil Kester of New York and Buddy Kester of West Virginia; and a sister, Rosemarie Jett of West Virginia.
Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
Valparaiso, Indiana
16 Feb 1995, Thu
Raynard R. Kester, 72, of Valparaiso, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1995.
He was born March 11, 1922, in Hiawatha, West Va., the son of Otis Cecil and Marie (Harman) Kester.
A Valparaiso resident since 1955, he was an instrument repairman at U.S. Steel.
He attended Valparaiso Baptist Church, was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and a member of Charles Pratt Post 94 American Legion.
On Dec. 20, 1949, in Tazewell, Va., he married Shirley Phipps, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Larry (Margene) Kester of Portage; a daughter, Gayla (Bob) Liedtke of Valparaiso; five grandchildren, Mathew,i Megan, Bethany, Katie and Kyle; two brothers, Basil Kester of New York and Buddy Kester of West Virginia; and a sister, Rosemarie Jett of West Virginia.
Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
Valparaiso, Indiana
16 Feb 1995, Thu
He was born March 11, 1922, in Hiawatha, West Va., the son of Otis Cecil and Marie (Harman) Kester.
A Valparaiso resident since 1955, he was an instrument repairman at U.S. Steel.
He attended Valparaiso Baptist Church, was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran and a member of Charles Pratt Post 94 American Legion.
On Dec. 20, 1949, in Tazewell, Va., he married Shirley Phipps, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Larry (Margene) Kester of Portage; a daughter, Gayla (Bob) Liedtke of Valparaiso; five grandchildren, Mathew,i Megan, Bethany, Katie and Kyle; two brothers, Basil Kester of New York and Buddy Kester of West Virginia; and a sister, Rosemarie Jett of West Virginia.
Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
Valparaiso, Indiana
16 Feb 1995, Thu
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