Born Dec. 10, 1917, in Pleasant Hall, she was a daughter of the late Ira Foust and Emma Wenger.
She was a member of King Street United Brethren Church, Chambersburg, where for 61 years she was a member of Buds of Promise Sunday School Class.
For 43 years, she was a seamstress at the former Stanley Co., Chambersburg. For six years, she also worked at the former Lyons Alterations.
She and her husband, Charles E. Bless Sr., were married June 25, 1937.
In addition to her husband, surviving are three sons, Charles Jr. (husband of Joyce E.) of Chambersburg, Robert E. (husband of Kathy) of Fayetteville and Gary D. of Sacramento Calif.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Ira Foust Jr. of Shippensburg; and a sister, Emma Bless of Wilmington, Del.
Burial will be Saturday in the Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg.
Source:
Public Opinion Newspaper
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
September 2003
Born Dec. 10, 1917, in Pleasant Hall, she was a daughter of the late Ira Foust and Emma Wenger.
She was a member of King Street United Brethren Church, Chambersburg, where for 61 years she was a member of Buds of Promise Sunday School Class.
For 43 years, she was a seamstress at the former Stanley Co., Chambersburg. For six years, she also worked at the former Lyons Alterations.
She and her husband, Charles E. Bless Sr., were married June 25, 1937.
In addition to her husband, surviving are three sons, Charles Jr. (husband of Joyce E.) of Chambersburg, Robert E. (husband of Kathy) of Fayetteville and Gary D. of Sacramento Calif.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Ira Foust Jr. of Shippensburg; and a sister, Emma Bless of Wilmington, Del.
Burial will be Saturday in the Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg.
Source:
Public Opinion Newspaper
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
September 2003
Family Members
-
Charles Henry Foust
1908–1977
-
Clarence E. Foust
1910–1991
-
Mary C. Foust
1911–1912
-
A. Margaret Foust Ricker
1913–2000
-
Paul L. Foust
1914–1990
-
John David Foust
1916–1920
-
Alice Laura Foust Burkholder
1919–2001
-
Emma Grace Foust Bless
1921–2006
-
Arthur Frank Foust
1922–1923
-
Roy Winger Foust
1924–1978
-
Wilbur T. Foust
1927–2001
-
Infant Son Foust
1928–1928
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement