Family Group Record for Sylvester Edward Koterba Jr and Elizabeth Ann Vahey




Husband Sylvester Edward Koterba Jr [1][2][3][4]

Born:05/25/1932 - Missouri [1][4][3]
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Died:01/18/1987 - St Louis City, Missouri [2][3][4]
Buried:St Louis City, Missouri [4] PIC
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Events and Facts
1. His obituary was published in the St Louis Post-Dispatch on 01/20/1987 in St Louis City, Missouri. [2]PIC

Koterba, Sylvester E., Jr., fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Sun. Jan. 18, 1987, dear father of Laura A. Koterba-Buss, Linda M. King, Steven J., Kenneth E. and Raymond M. Koterba, dear grandfather of Brandyn L. Buss, dear brother of Mary Ellen Evans, Bernice Surrisi and Leona Harlow, our dear brother-in-law, father-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend.

Funeral Wed., Jan. 21, 1:30 PM from BUCHHOLZ SPAINISH LAKE Mortuary, 1645 Redman Ave. Interment st. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Mr. Koterba was a member of Teamsters Local #688 for over 30 years. VISTATION TUES. AFTER 12 NOON.


Wife Elizabeth Ann Vahey [5][6]

Born:03/30/1936 - St Louis City, Missouri [5]
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Died:03/25/2017 [6]
Buried:03/31/2017 - Normandy, St Louis, Missouri [6]
Father:William Bernard Vahey [6]
Mother:Alberta Ezelda A Fritze [6]

Events and Facts
1. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in St Louis City, Missouri with her parents. [5]
2. She resided at 7133 Virginia Ave on 04/01/1940 in St Louis City, Missouri . [5]
3. Her obituary was published in the on the Shepard Funeral Chapel website in St Louis City, Missouri. [6]PIC

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Koterba

March 30, 1936 - March 25, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Koterba (nee Vahey), age 80 of St. Louis, MO, peacefully passed surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 25, 2017. She was born on March 30, 1936 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of the late William and Alberta (nee Fritze) Vahey. Elizabeth was retired from the St. Louis County WIC program. She was passionate about baking and cooking for family and friends, took pleasure in tending to her flowers and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She also enjoyed traveling including trips to Hawaii, Ireland, Jamaica and a safari in Kenya. Elizabeth was an extremely caring person who frequently put others needs before her own. She will be greatly missed by all.

Elizabeth was the beloved mother of Stephen J. Koterba, Kenneth E. Koterba, Laura A. Koterba-Buss, Linda Marie (Del) King and Raymond M. Koterba; cherished aunt of Danny Vahey; dearest grandma of Brandy (Bob) Reese, Kory King, Krystal King, Catherine Koterba, Michael Koterba and Rachael Koterba; dear sister of Timothy Vahey, Daniel Vahey and the late William Vahey, Thomas Vahey, Donald Vahey, Marion Topp, George Vahey, Sally Vahey and Richard Vahey; our dear sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend; devoted owner of her dogs, Zeina and Kolby and champion of all family pets.

Services: Visitation at SHEPARD FUNERAL CHAPEL, 9255 Natural Bridge Road at I-170, St. Louis, MO (314-426-6000) on Thursday, March 30 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Service also at SHEPARD FUNERAL CHAPEL on Friday, March 31 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, 5200 Lucas & Hunt Road, Normandy, MO.

Memorials: Donations may be made to the Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110.


Children

1 F Linda Marie Koterba
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2 M Stephen James Koterba
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3 M Kenneth Edward Koterba
Born:Missouri
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4 F Laura A Koterba
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5 M Raymond Michael Koterba
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Sources

1. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Missouri Birth Registers, 1847-2002, Sylvester Edward Koterba; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 05/09/2025); citing Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm], Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-Current, Sylvester E Koterba; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2019 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 05/09/2025); citing /Newspapers.com/, St Louis Post-Dispatch, St Louis, MO, 1/20/1987, page 4C, col 5, "Funeral Notices" [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Sylvester Koterba, 1987, SS no. 496-30-9232; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2014 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 05/11/2025); citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC [Surety: 3].
4. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Sylvester Koterba (#47740101); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 05/09/2025) [Surety: 3].
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 96-270, Ward 12, St Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, sheet 10B, household 215, line 55, Vahey, Elizabeth Ann; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03/12/2018); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 2192 [Surety: 3].
6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Elizabeth Ann Koterba, Shepard Funeral Chapel, St Louis, MO ; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2011 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/04/2021) [Surety: 3].


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