Kuester, Maurelia, of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the age of 92. Loving wife of the late Conrad C. Kuester; beloved daughter of the late Charles and Cecilia A. Gentemann; devoted mother of James (Mary Jane) Kuester, Thomas (Holly) Kuester, Jeanne (Walter) Smith, Carol (Michael) Whitaker, Mary (Bruce) Milner, and Patricia (Michael) Valora; dear sister of Beatrice Hirtz; cherished grandmother of 12; treasured great-grandmother of 14; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and many dear friends. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Clarence Gentemann, Firmin Gentemann, Regine Grothoff, and Maurice Gentemann; and her granddaughter, Caitlin Valora. Memorials may be made to St. Vincent DePaul.