Matilda Ellen Dale Foster

1912 - 1996  (83 years)

• Name	Matilda Ellen Dale Foster
  Nickname	Ellen
  Born	18 Sep 1912	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Apr 1996	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	8 Apr 1996	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3702	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Henry Dale
  Mother	Catherine Ellen Biringham Dale
  Family ID	F3175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Freeman (Pat) Foster,   b. 10 Mar 1907, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 23 Nov 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1934	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Charles E Foster + 2. David J Foster + 3. Frederick James Foster,   b. 12 Aug 1950, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 29 Nov 2017, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 67 years)   4. Robert Foster   5. Teresa E Foster
  Last Modified	23 May 2018 09:36:46
  Family ID	F3172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Foster, M. Ellen 1 Foster M. Ellen Foster, 83, Rossville, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Foster and her husband farmed south of Topeka. She also had worked for Luce Clipping in Topeka and later for the Drug Store and then the Liquor Store at Rossville. She was born Sept. 18, 1912, at Topeka, the daughter of Charles Henry and Catherine Ellen Biringham Dale. She had lived at Rossville since 1959. Mrs. Foster was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville and the altar society at the church. She was a former member of the Rossville and Sunnyside Home Demonstration Units. She also was past president of the Rossville Literary Club. She married Joseph Freeman Foster on Aug. 8, 1934, at Topeka. He died Nov. 23, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Foster, Overbrook; four sons, Robert Foster, Topeka, David Foster, Rossville, and Charles Foster and Fred Foster, both of Delia; one brother, John Dale, Topeka; two sisters, Catherine Sommers and Char¬lotte Noland, both of Topeka; 11 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; five great-grandsons; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville. Burial was at Rossville Cemetery. Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Building Fund or to the Rossville Library and sent in care Of the funeral home. M. Ellen Foster ROSSVILLE - M. Ellen Foster, 83, Rossville, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Foster and her husband farmed south of Topeka. She also had worked for Luce Clipping in Topeka and later for the Drug Store and then the Liquor Store at Rossville. She was born Sept. 18, 1912, at Topeka, the daughter of Charles Henry and Catherine Ellen Biringham Dale. She had lived at Rossville since 1959. Mrs. Foster was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville and the altar society at the church. She was a former member of the Rossville and Sunnyside Home Demonstration Units. She also was past president of the Rossville Literary Club. She married Joseph Freeman Foster on Aug. 8, 1934, at Topeka. He died Nov. 23, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Foster, Overbrook; four sons, Robert Foster, Topeka, David Foster, Rossville, and Charles Foster and Fred Foster, both of Delia; a brother, John Dale, Topeka; two sisters, Catherine Sommers and Charlotte Noland, both of Topeka; 11 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; five great-grand¬sons; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville. Burial will be at the Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Foster will lie in state after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Building Fund or to the Rossville Library and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Foster, M. Ellen 2 M. Ellen Foster M. Ellen Foster, 83, Rossville, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. She was born September 18, 1912, in Topeka, the daughter of Charles Henry and Catherine Ellen Biringham Dale. She had lived in the Rossville community since 1959. She grew up in Topeka, and was graduated from Topeka Catholic High School. She and her husband farmed south of Topeka and moved to Rossville in 1959. She had worked for Luce Clipping in Topeka, and later for the drug store and then the liquor store, both in Rossville. She was a member of St Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville and the Altar Society at the church. She was a past member of the Rossville and Sunnyside HDU. She was a member of the Rossville Literary and Music Circle, and was a past president. She was a member of the Rossville Senior Citizens and had served as a board member. On August 8, 1934, she was married to Joseph Freeman Foster at the Assumption Catholic Church in Topeka. He died November 23, 1978. Surviving her are a daughter, Teresa Foster, Overbrook; four sons, Robert Foster, Topeka, David Foster, Rossville, Charles Foster and Fred Foster, both of Delia; a brother, John Dale, Topeka; two sisters, Catherine Sommers and Charlotte Noland, both of Topeka, 11 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; five great-grandsons; and one stepgreat-grandchiid. A rosary was recited at 7:00 Sunday evening at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:00 Monday morning at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville; interment was in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Building Fund, or to the Rossville Community Library and sent in care of the Funeral Home.
  		Obituary- Foster, M. Ellen 3 In Loving Memory Of M. Ellen Foster Born September 18, 1912 Died April 4, 1996 Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 A.M. Monday April 8, 1996 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Rossville, Kansas Celebrants Fr. Carl Dekat Fr. John Erickson Music By June Burgett Helen Lytle Casket Bearers Mathew Foster Philip Foster Andrew Foster Luke Foster Adam Foster Alan Foster Interment Rossville Cemetery Rossville, Kansas Arrangements By Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home St. Marys, Kansas
  		Obituary- Foster, M. Ellen 4 In Loving Memory Of M. Ellen Foster Born: Sept. 18, 1912 Died: April 4, 1996