Judith A. Koster

Passed away peacefully in the early morning on Monday, September 19, 2005 at Bronson Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Judy is now in her eternal home with Jesus. Judy was born on January 25, 1949 in Kalamazoo to Julius and Lucy (Schipper) Koster. She graduated from Kalamazoo Christian Schools and attended Hope College. She graduated from Western Michigan University and received her nursing degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Judy used her nursing skills in many places in Kalamazoo and the surrounding area. She was most recently an employee of Bronson Hospital and of the Comstock Public Schools, where she trained adult students in the Certified Nursing Assistant program. God blessed Judy with tremendous musical ability, and she used that talent for God's glory by playing the organ and piano in many churches in the area, and by encouraging many other musicians. Judy was passionate about pro-life issues. Judy was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her mother, Lucy Koster; two sisters, Eunice Koster and Marian (Jim) Pridgeon, both of Kalamazoo; and one brother, Henry (Stephanie) Koster of Redmond, WA; her nieces and nephews, Matthew, Emily and Michael Pridgeon of Kalamazoo, Jacqueline, Daniel and Steven Koster of Redmond, WA; her aunts, Jennie Schreuder and Catherine Nagel of Kalamazoo; and many cousins and dear friends. The family will receive friends at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM and on Friday at the Third Reformed Church, 2345 N. 10th St., beginning at 6:00 PM, where a celebration of Judy's life will be held at 7:00 PM with Pastors Jonathan Lam and Don De Young officiating. Interment will take place in Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park. Memorials may be given to the donor's choice of agencies. Judy's favorite causes were the Mattawan 1st Congregational Church, Right to Life of Kalamazoo, The Alternatives Women's Care Center of Kalamazoo, the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission and the Kalamazoo Christian School Association.