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Linda
Theresa Foster
Linda Theresa
Foster, 68, a longtime resident of Chelsea, passed away
suddenly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,
Massachusetts on Wed, May 11th. She was born in1942
in Chelsea, Massachusetts the daughter of Charles J. and Dorothy
(Mc Hatton) Lewis. At an early age she moved to Malden where
she completed her education. She later moved back to Chelsea
where she remained. For many years she worked at the Malden
Hospital as an aide. She left to begin working at the Converse
Shoe Company in Malden. A sudden stroke at the age of 45 left
her handicapped and forced her early retirement. She had
married Theodore Foster while she was in her 30’s, but
tragically there marriage was cut short by his untimely passing
a year later. She later found friendship and companionship with
late John Crane, who passed away just a few years ago.
In her early
days, she was involved with the Black Barons Drum and Bugle
Corps. She enjoyed shopping and going to the movies. She had
become very proficient with computers. Linda also had a great
love for all animals.
She is
survived by her children, Robert Duncan of Quincy and Theresa
Robinson of Pelham, NH. her sister, Dorothy C. Walsh of
Peabody, her brother, Charles J. Lewis and wife Mary Lou of Panama City, FL, her
grandchildren, Kimberly and Nicole Robinson, her nephew,
William Walsh and wife Maegen of Middleton, and her
nieces Denise Grace and husband Roger of Peabody, and Ann Marie Walsh of Peabody, as well as
many other nieces and nephews.
Visitation
will be at Weir - MacCuish Funeral Home on Sunday, May 15th from
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Funeral
services will be held Monday May 16th, 2011 at 10:45
AM from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
in St. Joseph's Church, 770 Salem St, Malden, at 11:45AM.
Burial will be in Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden on Wed, May
18th, at 11AM.
Donations in Linda’s memory may be made to
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, at :
MSPCA-Angell, ATTN: Donations, 350 South Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA 02130
newspaper
notice below:
Foster,
Linda T. (Lewis) May
11th, of Chelsea. Beloved wife of the late Theodore
Foster, and long time companion of the late John Crane. Devoted
mother of Robert Duncan of Quincy and Theresa Robinson of NH.
Cherished sister of Dorothy Walsh of Peabody and Charles J.
Lewis and wife Mary Lou of FL. Loving grandmother of Kimberly & Nicole. Dear aunt
of William Walsh and wife Maegen of Middleton, Denise Grace and
husband Roger and
Ann Marie Walsh all of Peabody. Visitation will be held at
the funeral home on Sunday, May 15th, from 4 – 8 PM.
Funeral from the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144
Salem St, Malden, on Mon, May 16th, at 10:45AM
followed by a A Mass of Christian Burial in St. Josephs Church,
Salem St, Malden, at 11:45AM. Interment on Wed, May 18th,
at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, at 11AM. Donations in Linda’s
memory may be made to MSPCA-Angell,
ATTN: Donations, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130.
For obituary and directions,
www.weirfuneralhome.com
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