Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Beatrice C. Foster

Nov. 2, 1917 -- Jan. 31, 2006

                                       

South Bend Tribune 2/3/2006

Beatrice C. Foster, 88, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, January, 31, 2006, in her residence. Beatrice was born on November 2, 1917, in Mishawaka, IN, to Levi and Anna Colclesser.

 

On November 2, 1940, in Mishawaka, as Beatrice C. Colclesser, she married Charles E. Foster. Charles preceded her in death on January 6, 2000. Beatrice is survived by one daughter, Peggy Foster of South Bend, IN; and one son, Randy Foster of Mill Creek, IN; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Kenneth Allen Colclesser of Saltan City, CA; and many nieces and nephews, among them Patricia Dreesbach of Mishawaka, IN. She was preceded in death by sisters, Margaret Louise Colclesser and Lucille Rush. Beatrice retired from Mishawaka Utilities and was a member of Albright United Methodist Church, Daughters and Granddaughters Union Veterans of Civil War and the Mishawaka, South Bend, St. Joseph County Republican Women.

 

Family and friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 4, 2006, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, IN, where funeral services will also be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Warren Kirkwood officiating and with burial to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Albright United Methodist Church or to Hospice of St. Joseph County.