Jennifer J. Koster

Jennifer Jane, died of cancer April 22, 2012 at age 66 at VITAS Hospice in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in New York, she spent most of her life in Cincinnati. A graduate of Antioch College (BA) and Xavier University (M. Ed.), she was a retired Montessori teacher, Cincinnati Public Schools, and an active volunteer, including Hamilton County Parks. Her hobbies were gardening, reading, and exotic travel. She was very involved in the Cancer Support Community, first as caregiver and then as a patient. She is survived by her two children, Andrew Yeckel and Jessica Yeckel, her sisters Susan Regen and Margot Pratt, and four nieces and nephews. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill Wednesday from 1 PM until remembrances at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sarcoma Foundation of America. curesarcoma.org.