Clifford H. Koestel and Zora Barton

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Husband Clifford H. Koestel

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           Born: 8 Jul 1910 - Partridge, Reno County, KS
       Baptized: 
           Died: 17 Apr 2004 - Hutchinson, Reno County, KS
         Buried:  - Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno County, KS
Find A Grave ID: 18844619

       Marriage: 18 Aug 1957 - Hutchinson, Reno County, KS

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Wife Zora Barton

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           Born: 29 Mar 1911 - Pretty Prairie, Reno County, KS
       Baptized: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1981 - South Hutchinson, Reno County, KS
         Buried:  - Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno County, KS
Find A Grave ID: 17744427

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         Father: ? Barton
         Mother: Mamie R. Ferguson {FSID: LJK5-JC1, FGID: 18287526}

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   Other Spouse: Porter Gump {FGID: 85876616} - 14 Jun 1929 - Hutchinson, Reno County, KS

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Clifford H. Koestel

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18844619/clifford-h_-koestel

BIRTH 8 Jul 1910
Partridge, Reno County, Kansas, USA
DEATH 17 Apr 2004 (aged 93)
Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
BURIAL
Partridge Cemetery
Partridge, Reno County, Kansas, USA
MEMORIAL ID 18844619

View Funeral Notice.

View Obituary.
"Clifford Koestel
Clifford Koestel, 93, died April 17, 2004, at Infinia, Hutchinson.

He was born July 8, 1910, at Partridge, the son of Henry and Olga Massoni Koestel. He graduated from Partridge Rural High School. A resident of South Hutchinson since 1973, moving from Pretty Prairie and Partridge, he was a farmer, retiring in 1973. Then he worked for Western Foods until retiring in 1978.

He formerly belonged to Pretty Prairie United Methodist Church, served on the Troy Township Board, was a clerk for Davenport Auction and was a substitute mail carrier at Pretty Prairie.

On Aug. 18, 1957, he married Zora Barton Gump at Hutchinson. She died Nov. 22, 1981.

Survivors include: a brother, Robert, South Hutchinson; five sisters, Annabell Conrad, Dorothy Covert and Evelyn Myers, all of Hutchinson, Ethel Krug, South Hutchinson, and Viola Bontrager, Partridge; and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and an infant brother, Walter; and two sisters, Mable Ball and Irene Hirst.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Partridge Community Church, with the Rev. Pamela J. Tinnin presiding. Burial will be in Partridge Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Reno County in care of Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson."

Source: Annabelle Koestel Conrad

Family Members

Parents
Heinrich Koestel 1882–1944
Olga Milly Massoni Koestel 1889–1972

Spouse
Zora L. Barton Koestel 1911–1981

Siblings
Walter Koestel 1909–1909
Mabel L. Koestel Ball 1912–1984
Irene E. Koestel Hirst 1914–1999
Robert Edgar Koestel 1916–2014
Albert Ray Koestel 1918–1999
Annabell Lola Koestel Conrad 1920–2008
Dorothy L. Koestel Covert 1922–2009
Ethel B. Koestel Krug 1924–2016
Viola G. Koestel Bontrager 1926–2015
Evelyn Faye Koestel Myers 1928–2016

Created by: Phillip H. Pitzer
Added: 10 Apr 2007
Find a Grave Memorial 18844619

memorial page for Clifford H. Koestel (8 Jul 1910–17 Apr 2004), Find a Grave Memorial no. 18844619, citing Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Phillip H. Pitzer (contributor 46774530) .

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General Notes: Wife - Zora Barton

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17744427/zora-l_-koestel

BIRTH 29 Mar 1911
Pretty Prairie, Reno County, Kansas, USA
DEATH 22 Nov 1981 (aged 70)
South Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
BURIAL
Partridge Cemetery
Partridge, Reno County, Kansas, USA
PLOT East Annex - Lot 82 - Grave 2
MEMORIAL ID 17744427

View Funeral Notice.
"Hutchinson News, Mon, Nov. 23, 1981 page 12

Mrs. Clifford Koestel
Zora Koestel, 70, 15 Truman Drive, South Hutchinson, died Sunday at her home after a sudden illness. Born Zora Barton March 29, 1911, at Pretty Prairie, she was married to Porter Gump June 14, 1929, at Hutchinson. He died March 13, 1956. She married Clifford Koestel Aug. 18, 1957, at Hutchinson. She was a lifetime resident of the Hutchinson area.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Pretty Prairie; Royal Neighbors of America, Rebekah Lodge, both of Hutchinson.

Survivors: widower, of the home; brothers. Oren Barton, Omaha, Neb.; William Davis, Goddard; sisters, Velma Peoples, 1801 Lyman; Mamie Davis, 1808 Lyman; Mrs. Ralph Cain, Pretty Prairie; Mrs. Fred Martin, Alameda, Calif.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson; the Rev. Eric Zacharias. Burial at Partridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. Memorials to the American Heart Association."

Source: Phillip H. Pitzer, 7 December 2013

Family Members

Spouses
Porter Gump 1898–1956 (m. 1929)
Clifford H. Koestel 1910–2004

Created by: Phillip H. Pitzer
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Find a Grave Memorial 17744427

memorial page for Zora L. Barton Koestel (29 Mar 1911–22 Nov 1981), Find a Grave Memorial no. 17744427, citing Partridge Cemetery, Partridge, Reno County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Phillip H. Pitzer (contributor 46774530) .

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Notes: Marriage

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