Ellen Koester

Mrs. Ellen Marie Koester, age 57, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at West Tennessee Volunteer Hospital in Martin.

Celebration of Life will be held at her residence in Martin at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald Koester of Martin; one son, Stephen Galbriath of Kenosha, WI; five daughters, Kassandra Ann (Torrias) Koester of Dover, DE, Latisha (Mike) Ford of Kenosha, Nicole (Luke) Newkirk of Milwaukee, WI, Amber (David) Ford of Kenosha, Melissa Falker of Milwaukee; one sister, Christie Godfrey of Colorado; three brothers, Kenny (Roxanne) Godfrey of Indiana, Jimmy (Dawn) Godfrey of Wisconsin and Freddie Godfrey of Florida; mother-in-law, Jacqueline Koester of Martin; grandchildren, Elijah Heads, Olivia Heads, Isaiah Heads, Kaya Falker, Julian Falker and Giovanni Ford; her niece and nephew, Laura Godfrey and Stephen Godfrey; her friends and family members of Mission Teams; her fur babies, Reggie, AJ, Mario and Nikki.

Mrs. Koester was an accountant and was a member of Mission Teams (Senior Pastor, Steve Schwartz). 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen Howard Godfrey and Mary Louise Taylor.