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Ann Foster
01/20/1928 — 09/12/2017
From Kennewick, WA | Born in Clifton Forge, VA
Ann Foster
Ann H. Foster, longtime resident of Quincy, WA passed away in Richland, WA at the age of 89, September 12, 2017.
She was preceded in death by her husband, M. Grant Foster; her sister, Kathryn H. Burnette, and great-nephew, Jesse Burnette. She is survived by her children, Allan Foster of Spokane; Mariann Schaeffer (Jeff) of Bismarck; and Diann Foster of Kennewick. Ann is also survived by her granddaughters, Kacie Schaeffer and Stefani Schaeffer; great-grandsons, Kieran, Kullen and Cash all of Bismarck, ND; nephews, Lee Burnette and Earl Burnette (Bonnie) of Mechanicsville, VA and many extended family and friends.
Ann was a graduate of the last class of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps
which was established by the US Congress in 1943 to ensure the country had
enough nurses during WWII.
She continued to practice her skills whether she was caring for a person,
neighborhood pet or wild creature that fell from a tree or wandered into
the yard. Ann and Grant Foster wed in Virginia in 1952, they
moved to the Quincy Valley in 1964. As she raised her three
children, Ann attended the First Presbyterian Church in Quincy, actively supporting
the church's missions.
She was a long time member and treasurer of the Quincy
Valley Hospital Auxiliary for The Ridge Guild, a group of creative
seamstresses that sponsored the annual Christmas Bazaar for many years.
Their fundraising efforts provided money for much needed medical equipment
and student scholarships. She volunteered for the Red Cross blood drives,
Planned Parenthood, and Camp Fire Girls. Her support of social causes
included saving the planet, N.O.W., public radio and TV.
No services are planned. If you wish to make a memorial donation in
Ann's name please contact the Quincy Public Library.
I will always have fond memories of Ann. I grew up at my grandparents house in Quincy (two houses away from Ann’s, who we called Foster). Throughout my childhood, my grandmother (Maydene Heintz), my brother, and I would go chat with Ann and bring back a collection of her National Geographic magazines. In fact, we found one the other day and started to talk about Ann. She tended to many of animals in need that I brought to her front door, and even iced my first bee sting. She will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with all the family.
Thinking of you and y0ur family during this difficult time
I will always have fond memories of Ann. I grew up at my grandparents house in Quincy (two houses away from Ann’s, who we called Foster). Throughout my childhood, my grandmother (Maydene Heintz), my brother, and I would go chat with Ann and bring back a collection of her National Geographic magazines. In fact, we found one the other day and started to talk about Ann. She tended to many of animals in need that I brought to her front door, and even iced my first bee sting. She will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with all the family.
Thinking of you and y0ur family during this difficult time
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Ann Foster