Irvin Foster
1926-2006
Saturday, April 22, 2006
COLCHESTER - Irvin Foster, 80, 75 Colt Road, died at 8:40 p.m. Thursday (April 20, 2006) at home.He was born March 18, 1926, in Macomb, the son of Marshall and Dorothy Foster.
He married Ruby Vollbracht in 1984.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Mike (and Alice) of Donnellson, Iowa, Kenneth of New Orleans, La., Steve (and Brenda) of Bushnell, and Ron (and Jill) of Macomb; four stepsons, Jim Vollbracht, Kirkwood, Gene Vollbracht, Gilson, and Carl Vollbracht and Dick Vollbracht, both of Monmouth; a stepdaughter, Connie Heilener, Galesburg; four brothers, Robert of Bristol, Ind., Max of Macomb, and Ben and Jerry, both of Springfield; two sisters, Marsha Adams, Macomb, and Janice Webb of Texas; and 51 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
He lived most of his life in Macomb. He worked at NTN Bower as an engineer for 13 years, retiring in 1988.
He was a Navy veteran serving in World War II from 1943 until 1946.
He was a member of Macomb American Legion Post 6.
He enjoyed horses and liked to fish.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home, Macomb. Visitation will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Macomb.
Memorials may be made to MDH Hospice or McDonough County Humane Society.
