From, Muscatine, IA, Journal, April 1955
Chester N. Coder
Goes in Death;
Services Monday
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Chester N. Coder, 83, life resident of the Cranston community, died at 7:25 a.m. today at Bellevue hospital following an extended illness. The body was removed to the Fairbanks Home for Funerals.

Services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Monday at the Oak Grove church at Cranston, with the Rev. Donald Allbaugh, pastor of the Mulberry Congregational church, Muscatine, in charge. Burial will be at Jeans cemetery Cranston.

The body will remain at the funeral home until Monday noon when it will be taken to the church.

Mr. Coder was born Sept. 15, 1871, in Muscatine county, the son of John and Eliza Fry Coder. His marriage to Anna E. Hackett took place Feb. 27, 1902, in Muscatine county. He was a member of the Oak Grove church. He had been residing here at 311 Gilbert street. Prior to retiring he was engaged in farming.

Survivors include two sons, Marvin H. Coder, Letts, and C. Melvin Coder, Wilton; one daughter,
Mrs. Opal Amos, Muscatine; 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife in 1948, one brother, four sisters, one son, and one daughter in infancy. Note, he died April 2, 1955.
If you copy my material please give me (June Welsch) credit for it I'm doing research on the surname Coder. My e-mail address is jiwelsch@machlink.com
I got alot of his info. from the History of Muscatine County Iowa Page 687. Ref; b/cer, d/cer.