Dorothy Foster
September 05, 1925 - September 28, 2021
DOROTHY'S OBITUARY
Dorothy Foster, age 96, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2021 at home. She was born on September 5, 1925 to William & Elizabeth (Owens) Furkis in Milwaukee, WI. On June 13, 1944, she married William Foster in Ligonier. He preceded her in death in 2013.
Dorothy worked for her parents at the Lunch Car (Dining Car) Café during her teenage years. Her favorite job was working for West Noble Schools as a school secretary for 25 years. Dorothy's home was always open to her friends and her grandchildren and she loved to shop with her grandkids.
She is survived by her three sons, Stephen (Francene) Foster of Ft. Wayne, Alan Scott (Brenda) Foster of Milford, and Sheldon Foster of Ligonier; a daughter, Sandra Lee (David "DR") Rewald of Dade City, FL; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; her sister, Anna Louise Furkis; brothers, James Furkis and Robert Replogle.
A funeral service will be held in Dorothy's honor at 10 am on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767. Celebrant Larry Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.
Family and friends will be received from 4-7 on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home.
September 05, 1925 - September 28, 2021
DOROTHY'S OBITUARY
Dorothy Foster, age 96, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2021 at home. She was born on September 5, 1925 to William & Elizabeth (Owens) Furkis in Milwaukee, WI. On June 13, 1944, she married William Foster in Ligonier. He preceded her in death in 2013.
Dorothy worked for her parents at the Lunch Car (Dining Car) Café during her teenage years. Her favorite job was working for West Noble Schools as a school secretary for 25 years. Dorothy's home was always open to her friends and her grandchildren and she loved to shop with her grandkids.
She is survived by her three sons, Stephen (Francene) Foster of Ft. Wayne, Alan Scott (Brenda) Foster of Milford, and Sheldon Foster of Ligonier; a daughter, Sandra Lee (David "DR") Rewald of Dade City, FL; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; her sister, Anna Louise Furkis; brothers, James Furkis and Robert Replogle.
A funeral service will be held in Dorothy's honor at 10 am on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767. Celebrant Larry Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.
Family and friends will be received from 4-7 on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home.
Dorothy Foster
September 05, 1925 - September 28, 2021
DOROTHY'S OBITUARY
Dorothy Foster, age 96, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2021 at home. She was born on September 5, 1925 to William & Elizabeth (Owens) Furkis in Milwaukee, WI. On June 13, 1944, she married William Foster in Ligonier. He preceded her in death in 2013.
Dorothy worked for her parents at the Lunch Car (Dining Car) Café during her teenage years. Her favorite job was working for West Noble Schools as a school secretary for 25 years. Dorothy's home was always open to her friends and her grandchildren and she loved to shop with her grandkids.
She is survived by her three sons, Stephen (Francene) Foster of Ft. Wayne, Alan Scott (Brenda) Foster of Milford, and Sheldon Foster of Ligonier; a daughter, Sandra Lee (David "DR") Rewald of Dade City, FL; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; her sister, Anna Louise Furkis; brothers, James Furkis and Robert Replogle.
A funeral service will be held in Dorothy's honor at 10 am on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767. Celebrant Larry Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.
Family and friends will be received from 4-7 on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home.
September 05, 1925 - September 28, 2021
DOROTHY'S OBITUARY
Dorothy Foster, age 96, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2021 at home. She was born on September 5, 1925 to William & Elizabeth (Owens) Furkis in Milwaukee, WI. On June 13, 1944, she married William Foster in Ligonier. He preceded her in death in 2013.
Dorothy worked for her parents at the Lunch Car (Dining Car) Café during her teenage years. Her favorite job was working for West Noble Schools as a school secretary for 25 years. Dorothy's home was always open to her friends and her grandchildren and she loved to shop with her grandkids.
She is survived by her three sons, Stephen (Francene) Foster of Ft. Wayne, Alan Scott (Brenda) Foster of Milford, and Sheldon Foster of Ligonier; a daughter, Sandra Lee (David "DR") Rewald of Dade City, FL; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; her sister, Anna Louise Furkis; brothers, James Furkis and Robert Replogle.
A funeral service will be held in Dorothy's honor at 10 am on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home, 1589 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767. Celebrant Larry Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.
Family and friends will be received from 4-7 on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Yeager Funeral Home.
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