ANDY KOSTER, beloved husband,

father and grandfather, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 61 on April 29, 2008, in Green Valley.

Andy is survived by Joyce, his wife of 40 years; daughter Heidi (Myke) Fay of Canyon Country, Calif.; son Marc (Jennifer) and daughter Krista (Danny) Lee, all of Simi Valley, Calif.; and five grandchildren: Morgan, Cory, Madison and Molli Fay, and Jack Lee. He is also survived by his mother Jennie Koster of Lynden, Wash.; brother John (Marlaine); sister Vicki Chambers; aunts Grace Gelderloos and Clara Koster; as well as father and mother-in-law Carmi and Jeannine King, sisters-in-law Linda (Mike) Vail and Carmielle (Keith) Cox; and 10 nieces and nephews.

Andy was preceded in death by his father Ralph Koster; brother-in-law Jack Chambers; and numerous aunts and uncles.

Andy was born in Bellingham, Wash. on March 4, 1947. He graduated from Lynden High School and Western Washington State College and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He married Joyce, his childhood sweetheart, on June 15, 1968, in Lynden, Wash. Andy retired in 2002 after 40 years with Safeway in the Seattle Division, serving half of that time as district manager in the Lynnwood/Everett area.

Andy resided in Green Valley since his retirement. His favorite activities included hiking, camping, birding, gardening, visiting Disneyland with his family, and talking and making friends with everyone he met. As a hiker, Andy enjoyed hiking the Grand Canyon with his brother John, 104 miles in the English Cotswolds with his son Marc, and weekly hikes with the Green Valley Hiking Club. Andy had been an active member of his local church his entire life and was presently a member of the Green Valley Evangelical Free Church.

Family has requested that memorials be made to Gideon’s International. Donations can be mailed to: PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.

A memorial service will be held at Grace Baptist Fellowship Church in Lynden.