Kathryn Kuster

Kathryn M. Kuster, age 98, a lifelong Potosi resident, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Atrium Post Acute Care in Lancaster, under the care of St. Croix Hospice. Kathryn was born on February 8, 1918, the daughter of Leo and Olive Winkler.

She married J. Spencer Kuster on August 27, 1940 in Tennyson.

Kathryn is survived by her daughter, Susan (Tom) Cardinal of Minneapolis, MN; sisters, Ruth Bergdoll and Mary Franklin both of Traverse City, MI; daughter-in-law, Joyce Kuster, Huntley, IL; grandchildren, Stacie (Teo) Leonard, Apollo Beach, FL, Chad Foehringer, Minneapolis, MN, Marty Kuster, Algonquin, IL, Brett (Leslie) and great-grandson, Dylan Kuster, all of Algonquin, IL; and many nieces & nephews.

In addition to her parents, Kathryn was preceded in death by her husband, Spencer in 1984; her son, Wayne in 2004; and her siblings, Donald, Harlan, Norbert, and Gerald Winkler, Bernadette Mason, & Geraldine Vaassen.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Tennyson, with Fr. Richard Leffler celebrating the mass. Burial was in the church cemetery. Friends called an hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. Martin Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Potosi is assisting the family.