Helen Kester
June 11, 1958 — June 1, 2022
Helen Kester, 63, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022. A visitation will be held from 2 - 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Helen was born June 11, 1958, in Pasadena, Texas, the daughter of Theodore and Marian (Pauley) St. John. She graduated from Jefferson High School and went on to attend Kirkwood Community College. Helen worked as a waitress until her retirement. She enjoyed playing with her dog outside in the fresh air. Helen loved sewing and watching Westerns.
Survivors include her children, Richard Kester and DJ Bean; sisters, Viola (Jerry) Bean and Kelly (Mike) Kleiman; brothers, John St. John, Kenny (Jodi) Ohlhauser, Henry Parish, Robert (Sandy) Ohlhauser; sister-in-law, Kathy Parrish; and ex-husbands, Richard A. Kester and Doug Bean, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Marian St. John; siblings, Leonard (Denise) Ohlhauser, Walter Parrish and Sandra St. John; and son, Darrel Caswell.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Helen was born June 11, 1958, in Pasadena, Texas, the daughter of Theodore and Marian (Pauley) St. John. She graduated from Jefferson High School and went on to attend Kirkwood Community College. Helen worked as a waitress until her retirement. She enjoyed playing with her dog outside in the fresh air. Helen loved sewing and watching Westerns.
Survivors include her children, Richard Kester and DJ Bean; sisters, Viola (Jerry) Bean and Kelly (Mike) Kleiman; brothers, John St. John, Kenny (Jodi) Ohlhauser, Henry Parish, Robert (Sandy) Ohlhauser; sister-in-law, Kathy Parrish; and ex-husbands, Richard A. Kester and Doug Bean, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Marian St. John; siblings, Leonard (Denise) Ohlhauser, Walter Parrish and Sandra St. John; and son, Darrel Caswell.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Helen Kester, please visit our flower store.