Richard J. Koestler Sr.

Richard J. Koestler Sr., of Waukesha, died on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 88 years. He was born in Waukesha on December 31, 1924 the son of late Frank and Florence (nee Kabet) Koestler. He graduated from Waukesha High School and was in the class of 1945 at Carroll College. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. On December 23, 1967 he married Mary Kathleen Malek in Bay View, WI and their marriage was blessed at St. Joseph Parish in May 1983. Richard retired in March of 1990 from Waukesha Foundry with 32 years in the shipping department. After retirement he did volunteer work for the Department of Aging and delivered meals on wheels three times a week for 18 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where at one time he was a member of the parish council, a member of the St. Joseph Medical Clinic and was an usher at the 4:30PM Mass on Saturday’s. Richard was a great believer in blood donation donating over 240 pints of blood.

He will be sadly missed by his wife of over 45 years, Mary Kathleen of Waukesha, his two sons, Richard (Debra) Koestler Jr. of Rio Rancho, NM and Larry (Julianne) Koestler of Eagle, three grandchildren: Jamieson (Farah) Koestler of Milwaukee, Justin Koestler of Madison and Kali Koestler of Waukesha along with one great-granddaughter Lulu. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Shirley (Michael) Lawrence.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 29, 2013 from 4:00PM until the time of the 7:00PM vigil service at the Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Avenue, Waukesha. Services continue on Tuesday, July 30, at the funeral home with prayers beginning at 9:30AM followed by the procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 822 N. East Avenue, Waukesha for the 10:30AM funeral Mass. Entombment will immediately follow at Prairie Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Richard’s name are appreciated to St. Joseph Medical Clinic, 826 N. East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186 or to the Salvation Army, 445 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI 53188. Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit our website at www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave the family an online tribute message.