Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Koster, James M. November 21, 1994 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net April 9, 2020, 9:24 am Portland review & Observer-Nov. 28, 1994 James M.Koster James M.Koster, 65, of Westphalia died Nov. 21, 1994. Mr. Koster was born in Westphalia Oct. 18,1929, the son of Louis and Oliva (Trierweiler) Koster. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and a member of the Westphalia Fire Department, serving as fire Chief for several years. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, the St. Joseph Society, and the Catholic Order of Forresters and received a citation for Honorary Public Service in recognition of the years he devoted to public service. Survivors include two brothers, Paul Koster of Chippewa Lake and William (Marilyn) Koster of Portland; three sisters, Connie Koster, Monica (Fred) Sanders, and Marie (Robert) Reynolds, all of Lansing; and several nieces and nephews. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 23 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Westphalia, with Rev. James Schmitt officiating. Interment followed at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Westphalia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/koster35313nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb