Theodore Kost

Theodore Kost, age 91, of Aurora, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Memorial Community Care.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 21st at the Presbyterian U.C.C. Barb Johnson will officiate. Interment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: THEODORE KOST

Theodore Albert Kost, the son of Wilhelm and Katherina (Neth) Kost, was born in Lesterville, South Dakota on July 19, 1917 and died in Aurora, Nebraska on January 18, 2009, at the age of 91.

He grew up in Lesterville and attended school through the 8th grade. Ted served in the U.S. Army from 1942–1945 during WW II before being honorably discharged.

On December 20, 1953, he was united in marriage to Helen M. Gleich at Yankton, South Dakota. They farmed in the Utica and Scotland area in South Dakota until July 1969 when they moved to Aurora, Nebraska. In Aurora, Ted worked at the clothing store called Parker’s of Aurora with Gerald and Lucille Parker. He then worked several years for Bonnavilla before retiring. Later on Ted worked part-time at the Grain Place near Marquette. Helen passed away on November 23, 2004.

Ted was a member of the Presbyterian U.C.C. Church. He was also very active in the Lion’s Club, where he was involved in their recycling program.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, five brothers, William (Betty), John, Otto, Otto Reuben and Richard (Marilyn) Kost; sisters-in-law, Marjorie (Hank) Gordon and Lucille (Gerald) Parker and brothers-in-law, Edmund Weltz, Elmer Thum and Herbert Mettler.

Those left to cherish his memory are his two children, Don (Londa) Kost of Kearney and Judy (Roger) Salmon of Aurora; 3 grandsons, Nick and David Kost of Omaha and Chad Salmon of Aurora; 2 granddaughters, Kelsey (Gerad) Olsen of Aurora and Jana (Bobby) Andrews of Omaha; two step-grandchildren, Derek (Tessa) Deyle of Omaha and Kara Deyle of Kearney; four great-grandchildren Rylee and Addison Olsen and Lucas and Bryce Gautier all of Aurora; three sisters, Anna Weltz, Frieda Thum and Lorraine Mettler all of Scotland, South Dakota; sister-in-law, Mabel Kost of Scotland, South Dakota; brother-in-law, Robert (Marlene) Gleich of Oregon; numerous nieces and nephews as well as many friends.