OBIT: John L. KESTER, 2003, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  KESTER
  
  John L. Kester, 46, of Gettysburg, died Jan. 11, 2003 at his
  residence.  Born in Beret, Ohio, son of the late Clair E. and Dorothy
  A. (Carter) Kester.  Survived by his wife, Cheryl J. (McCoy) Kester to
  whom he was married to for 21 years in May.  Member of Mount Joy
  United Methodist Church in Clearfield.  He was a 1974 graduate of
  Clearfield High School.  He was employed for the last three years by
  United Tote in Glen Rock in the shipping and receiving department. 
  Previously, he was employed as a delivery man by Mid-States
  Distributing in Chambersburg and by Riverside Markets where he was
  employed for ten years in the Clearfield and Somerset stores.  A
  model car enthusiast, he was a member, secretary and past president
  of Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club where he was recognized as a
  Modeler of the Year for 2002.  He was also a member of Maryland
  Automobile Modelers Association and Keystone Modelers.  He enjoyed
  building, showing and collecting model automobiles.  He won many
  awards for his models and was featured in the magazine, Scale Auto. 
  Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hanover Church of the
  Brethren, 601 Wilson Ave., Hanover, and from 1 to 2 p.m., the time of
  service Thursday at the Mount Joy United Methodist Church, RD 2,
  Clearfield.  Rev. Gerald E. Deffenbaugh officiating.  Interment in
  Centre Cemetery, Hyde.  Frank S. Miller Funeral Home Inc., 130 North
  Mark St., Elizabethtown, in charge of arrangements.
  
  Daily American, January 13, 2003
  
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