Funeral Card · primary-source record
Rev. John Kaster
January 6, 1864 – June 18, 1923
Died 18 June 1923 · pastor of Most Precious Blood Church, New London, Wisconsin
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Funeral Card
Date of death
June 18, 1923
Date of birth
January 6, 1864
Age at death
59 years, 5 months, 12 days
The funeral card
From the funeral card
We have loved him during life: let us not abandon him until we have conducted him by our prayers, into the house of our Lord. — St. Ambrose.
Sacred to the Memory of
Rev. John Kaster
Pastor of the Most Precious Blood Church, New London, Wis.
Born January 6th, 1864
Ordained April 3rd, 188[?]
Died June 18th, 1923
Sacred Heart of Jesus be my love. 300 days.
St. Joseph, friend of the Sacred Heart, pray for him. 100 days.
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation. 300 days.
Merciful Jesus grant him eternal rest, 7 years and 7 quarantines.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
Contributor's notes
Rev. John Kaster, pastor of the Most Precious Blood Church, New London, Wis. Penned information on the card says he was killed in a car crash on Monday, June 18, 1923.
A funeral death prayer card, photographed alongside the card of Rev. Edmund Moore on a single image. The death details are handwritten on the card. New London, Wisconsin is where he was pastor; the location of the fatal car crash is not stated.
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- 2026-06-12
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