Estelle Katherine Koerner, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 24, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Feb. 27, 1902, in Lebanon, Ky., the daughter of Jesse Lewis Hilpp Sr. and Mary Goodin Hilpp. She was married to Clarence D. Koerner on May 3, 1920, in Louisville, Ky. He preceded her in death in 1986.
Koerner lived in St. Joseph and then Columbia before moving to Cape Girardeau in 1985. She had worked as a registered medical secretary and was a Christian Scientist.
Survivors include a son, Robert Koerner of Diamond Head, Miss., two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at noon Wednesday at St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Joseph. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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