David Gordon Koester

WINDSOR, SC – DAVID G. KOESTER, 73, beloved husband of Mary Grant Koester, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at University Hospital. A native of Milwaukee, WI, David was a son of the late Gordon Ernest and Ardeth Nelson Koester. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Engineering. David lived in Aiken County since 1986 and retired from Westinghouse at the Savannah River Site. Survivors, in addition to his wife of 48 years, Mary, include a daughter, Laini Courtney, Windsor, SC and a granddaughter, Brittni Bonnette, Raleigh, NC. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 o’clock at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org). SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of David Gordon Koester, please visit our flower store.