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DEERFIELD — Mildred E.
Koster, 88, of Deerfield died Sun-
day in the Herrick Manor Nurs-
ing Home, Tecumseh.

Friends ‘may call from 4 to 9
tonight in the Tagsold Funeral
Home, Blissfield. She will lie in
state from | to 2 p.m. in the Deer-
field United Methodist Church,
followed by Mass at 2 p.m. with
the Rev. Gerald Sever nears
Burial will be in the Deerfield
Cemetery.

Born Dec. 4, 1908, in Deerfield,
she was the daughter of Frank and
Harriet (Drum) Zilke. She married
Harold Koster on Dec. 10, 1926.

She worked in the accounting .
department at Ypsilanti State Hos-
pital for many years and lived in
the Deerfield and Dundee areas all
her life: She was a member of the
Deerfield United Methodist
Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Ken (Yvonne) Nieman of Deer-
field; four grandchildren, and
seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by
her husband; her parents; a son,
Ardon Koster; a brother, Leon
Zilke, and a sister, Lillian Clucas.

Memorials may be made to the
Deerfield United Methodist
Church.