John Howard Foster, 82, of 531 Fannie Street Extension, McDonald, died Tuesday, September 8, 1998, in his home. Mr. Foster was a maintenance repairman at Continental Can Co. for 45 years. He was a member of the former First Presbyterian Church in Canonsburg, now known as Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Foster had resided in Canonsburg for 50 years prior to moving to McDonald. He enjoyed history and playing euchre. His wife, Mamie Foster, died in 1981. Surviving are a daughter, Carol Ann Molter of Dowagiac, Mich.; a sister, Virginia Ayres of Houston; four grandchildren, Kimberly, Lisa and Robert Kearns and Kolleen Zeiler; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services were September 11, followed by burial in Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, with the Rev. David Mayo, pastor of Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, September 12, 1998John Howard Foster
Retired from Continental Can Co.
He was born May 31, 1916, in Canonsburg, a son of the late William and Sara Storment Foster.