Olive R. Foster Obituary (1922

OLIVE RUTH (LANCASTER) FOSTER – Passed away on January 3, 2011 at age 88 in her home in Cornville, surrounded by family. Olive was born February 21, 1922 in Athens, Maine to Clara (Isaacson) Lancaster and Leon Lancaster. She graduated from Somerset Academy in 1940. On December 28, 1941 she married Linwood M. Foster and began her life as a homemaker on their dairy farm in Cornville where they sold milk, maple syrup and hay. Olive was a lifelong member of the North Cornville Ladies Aid Society as well as a Somerset Academy Trustee for many years. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling and gathering with family and friends. Olive was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Linwood Foster; brother Kenneth Lancaster; sisters Doris Hartley, Marion Ricker, Althea Savage and Elizabeth Cobb and son-in-law Richard Perkins Sr. She is survived by her daughter Patricia Perkins, grandchildren Laurie, Pamela and Richard; great grandchildren Rebecca, Chelsie and Lindsey; great-great grandchildren Mikayla, Taivon, Angelina and Colton; brother Raymond Lancaster and his wife Emerald as well as many special cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. The family extends a special thank you to the hospice aides and nurses for taking such good care of Olive and of us. She was loved by all who had the pleasure of knowing her, and she will be sadly missed by her family, friends and neighbors. Viewing hours will be held at Smart and Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan, Maine on Sunday January 9, 2011 from 2-4pm. A funeral and burial service will be held in the spring at the discretion of the family. Memorial tributes or donations may be made in Olive’s name to Health Reach Homecare & Hospice, Maine General Health Office of Philanthropy, 10 Water Street, Suite 309, P.O. Box 828, Waterville, Maine 04903 or to the North Cornville Ladies Society, c/o Elaine Arsenault, P.O. Box 3165, Skowhegan, Maine 04976. “In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.” –Mother Theresa Arrangements are under the care and direction of Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan, Maine 04976