Kaser, Garda M.

Kaser GardaGarda M. Kaser, age 93, of Delong, Illinois died at 3:10 P.M. on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Abingdon Care Center, Abingdon, Illinois.

 She was born on October 21, 1921 in Victoria, Illinois the daughter of Leonard and Viola Fahnstrom Meline. She attended and graduated from Victoria High School and then received her teaching degree from Western Illinois University at Macomb, Illinois. She married Rolland Lee Kaser on March 12, 1944 in Galesburg, Illinois. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1965.

Surviving are her children: Gary Kaser of Delong, Illinois, Sharon (Steven) Sample of Loveland, Colorado, Phyllis (Dan) Marty of Galesburg, Illinois, Carol (and the late Mike) Aplin of Abingdon, Illinois, David (Carla) Kaser of Knoxville, Illinois and Roger Kaser of Sherwood Wisconsin; sixteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Benjamin and Ralph, one sister, Doris and son-in-law, Mike Alpin.

She taught locally at Victoria, Gilson, Delong, East Galesburg and Knoxville Schools, retiring in from Mabel Woolsey Grade School in 1991.

She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Illinois and active in many church activities, and the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She enjoyed gardening, babysitting, and spending many long hours with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She touched many lives throughout her life through her teaching and visiting.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2105 at Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Illinois. Rev. Michel D. Clark will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes & Crematory in Knoxville, Illinois. Interment will be at East Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois. Memorial may be made to Grace Lutheran Church. On-line condolences and sympathy cards may be sent through www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

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