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Catherine Margaret Luken Kuester

Birth	:	1 Mar 1839 Germany
Death	:	16 Apr 1918 North Judson, Starke County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Cemetery, Alverno, Manitowoc County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.0699005, -87.7414017
Plot	:	Plot 285
Description	:	Catherine Kuester, aged mother of Wm. G., Chas. H., and Henry Kuester, passed away Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester, with whom she has made her home for the past ten weeks, at the age of 79 years and 15 days, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 from the Kuester residence, in charge of Rev. Heine, and interment will be made in the old North Judson cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in our next issue. Published in the North Judson News (North Judson,... Read More	Catherine Kuester, aged mother of Wm. G., Chas. H., and Henry Kuester, passed away Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kuester, with whom she has made her home for the past ten weeks, at the age of 79 years and 15 days, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 from the Kuester residence, in charge of Rev. Heine, and interment will be made in the old North Judson cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in our next issue. Published in the North Judson News (North Judson, IN), on April 18, 1918. ~~~ Part of the obituary isn't dark enough to read ~ so I'll add what I can make out and try to get a copy of the actual obituary. Obituary of Katherine M. Kuester. Katherine Margaret Kuester was born in the village _______ the province of __________. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at the age of thirteen, and has been a life long member of that church. She was held in love and esteem by every one. She was married on the 11th day of October, 1866, to Henry W. Kuester and with him and the eldest son, Henry, immigrated to America a year later, landing in Baltimore on the 12th day of October, 1868, and later in the same year, removed to Medaryville, Indiana, where they resided 12 years. In 1880 the family came to North Judson, where she has made her home ever since. Her husband preceded her in death in 1886. Mrs. Kuester was the mother of eight children, six of whom survive her: Henry W., of Huntington, Ind., Charles H., and Henriette of Chicago, Ill., William G. of North Judson, Ind., Mrs. George G. Keister of Wolf lake, Ind., and Regina Butts of Bradley, Ill., one daughter, Louese, died in 1900, and one son, Frederick, died in infancy. Besides her children she leaves three brothers and three sisters: Henry Luken of Medaryville, Ind., Gust Luken, of Hamlet, Ind., William Luken of Michigan City, Ind., Mrs. George Alberding of San Pierre, Ind., Mrs. Charlotte Hine of Medaryville, Ind., and Mrs. John Kluth of Lafayette, Ind. Another brother, Harman Luken, died at San Pierre, Ind., and one sister died in infancy. There are also eighteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the W. G. Kuester residence, in charge of Rev. Wm. Heine, and interment was made in the North Judson cemetery. The following relatives from a distance were here last Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Katherine Kuester: Mrs. F. L. Butts, Bradley, Ill., Mrs. John Kluth, Mrs. Geo. Schnaible, Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kluth, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kuester, Otto Luken, Chicago; Henry Luken and family, Mrs. Harley Miller, Mrs. J. Hine and sons, Mrs. A. Grieger and Mrs. Fred Krofft and daughter, Medaryville, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. G. Keister, Kimmel, Ind.; Henry Luken, H. A. Hine and family, Chas. Alberding and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weinkauf, Mrs. Edw. Long, and Mrs. K. Menga, San Pierre, Ind., Mrs. A. Marshall and daughter, Kersey, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Luken, Hamlet, Ind., H. W. Kuester, Huntington; Geo. Alberding, Logansport and Herman Alberding, Winamac, Ind. Three sons, Henry, Charles and Wm. G., and three nephews, Herman Alberding, Henry Kluth and Edw. Hine, served as pallbearers at the funeral. Obituary published in The North Judson News (North Judson, IN), on April 25, 1918.

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Catherine Margaret Luken Kuester death on 16 Apr 1918 in North Judson, Starke County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 44.0699005
Longitude: -87.7414017

Family Members:

Parent

Johann "John" Heinrich Luken

(1811 - 1892)

Catherine Anna Marie Wilkie Luken

(1816 - unknow)

Spouse

Henry F W Kuester

(1839 - 1886)

Siblings

Gesine Luken Alberding

(1842 - 1928)

Harmon Heinrich “Herman” Luken

(1843 - 1914)

William Luken

(1849 - 1927)

Children

Charles Henry Kuester

(1869 - 1924)

William G Kuester

(1873 - 1949)

Louise “Lizzie” Kuester

(1877 - 1900)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 44.0699005, -87.7414017

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Coordinate: 44.0783005, -87.8210983

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Coordinate: 44.1028700, -87.6709000

16. Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church Cemetery
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17. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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20. Saint Casimir Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0014800, -87.7000900

21. Saint Thomas The Apostle Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0020200, -87.7936600

22. Old Clark Mills Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0923600, -87.8609400

23. New Saint Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
Manitowoc County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9790600, -87.7411100

24. Old Saint Johns Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
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