Barbara Joan Koester Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on April 25, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Barbara Joan Koester (Ames, Iowa). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Norval Rockhill and Ida Rockhill (Mikkelson); and her siblings, Mildred Gardner (Leon), Gilbert Rockhill (Barbara) and Richard Rockhill (Rosemary).
She is survived by: her children, David Alan Koester and Amy Lynn Nervig (Koester); her husband Jim; her children-in-law, Ruth Koester and Mike; her granddaughters, Jenna Koester Wolf (Tom) and Emily Koester (Nathan Thompson); and her great grandchild George Wolf.
In lieu of flowers, if you feel so moved, please donate to one of Barb's chosen charities: The ALS Association, The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, or Bethesda Lutheran Church.
