Submitted by: Dan Rich

Josephine E. Foster

Nov. 17, 1916 - March 25, 1998

South Bend Tribune 3/26/1998

Josephine E. Foster, 81, residing on River Avenue, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 12:24 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in St. Joseph's Medical Center. Mrs. Foster was born on Nov. 17, 1916, in Berrien County, Mich., to the late Zora and Hazel (Alcock) Brant, and had lived in this area all of her life.

On Aug. 5, 1936, in LaPorte, Ind., she married James W. Foster, who passed away on Nov. 25, 1994. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Darlene Banasiewicz and Ronda Stratton. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Charles of Escanaba, Mich., and Wilma Wroblewski of South Bend; four sons, James R. Foster, Milton Lee Foster, Thomas J. Foster and Glenn A. Foster, all of South Bend; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and by a brother, Eugene Brant of Siloam Springs, Ark. Mrs. Foster was retired as a cook at Jefferson Elementary School after fifteen years of service. She was also an avid camper.

Services for Mrs. Foster will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in the Palmer Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday in the Palmer Funeral Home. Contributions may be offered in Mrs. Foster's memory to the charity of donor's choice.