March 29, 2024

Frances E. Foster

Oct. 19, 2014

Frances E. Foster, 95, of Newton, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to Skiff Hospice may be left at the funeral home.

Frances, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie (Leach) Coon, was born April 12, 1919, in Lohrville. She moved to Newton as a child and lived in Newton the rest of her life. Frances was united in marriage with Gerald Foster. She worked at Newton Manufacturing and later for the Newton Community School District.

Those left to honor Frances’ memory are her son-in-law, Keith A. Hurmence; grandchildren, Todd Hurmence and Darci (Greg) Farmer; and her great-grandchildren, Nikki Hurmence, Lauren Farmer and Jordan Farmer, all of Olathe, Kans. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerald Foster; daughter, Betty Hurmence; and her sisters, Harriet Blanchard and Wanda Banks.