He was a leading society man, believed to have held public office during the late 19th century.
[1] He first established a successful village store, and eventually owned land and other businesses.
One of his grandsons, Adam Rettinger (1902 - 1921) was killed when a plane crashed his fishing boat at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan.
[4] Oster's descendants have had notable achievements in the fields of business, academia and religious leadership .
[5] This article is associated with the extended Louton, Hughes, Oster, Rettinger, Ernst and Grams family involved in ministry, business and academia.