Marie Ella Foster

Shawnee — Funeral services for Marie Ella Foster, 82, Merriam, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Amos Family Chapel, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee. Burial will follow in Clearfield Cemetery, Eudora.
Mrs. Foster died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at her home.
She was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Eudora, the daughter of Walter and Ella Brecheisen. She was the youngest of nine children. She graduated from Eudora High School in 1945.
Mrs. Foster was active in PTA and a room mother for all of her children, as well as being a child care provider for more than 50 years.
She was active with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Louis Craig Post 18 Women’s Auxiliary and held numerous positions including president.
She married Ira Thomas Foster Sr. on June 29, 1946. He died Nov. 13, 1988.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Ira Thomas Foster Jr.
Survivors include three daughters, Wanda Dahnke, Kansas City, Kan., Alice Belstner, Shawnee, and Janet Wenze, Merriam; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and a sister, Eva Waggoner.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
The family suggests memorials to Rosedale Congregational Church, 4326 Lloyd, Kansas City, KS 66103.
Online condolences may be sent at amosfamily.com.