Adam Oster

Adam Oster (Adem Oster) was an Austro-Hungarian businessman, prominent in Velimirovac. He was a leading society man, believed to have held public office during the late 19th century.

He first established a successful village store, and eventually owned land and other businesses. He was described as the paragon example of a burgher.

Oster married Elisabetta Becker, with whom he had five children, Adam Oster Jr., Fredrich, Margarethe, Theresa and Elisabetta. One of his grandsons, Adam Rettinger (1902 - 1921) was killed when a plane crashed his fishing boat at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. His great-grandson, Edgar Louton is a noted missionary.