The H600 Project Genealogy DB
Calvin Goodwin Foster
1924 - 2009 (84 years)
Generation: 1
1. Calvin Goodwin Foster was born on 12 Nov 1924 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (son of Arthur J. Foster and Frances Lucina Goodwin); died on 6 Sep 2009 in East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA. Notes:
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Obituary:
Calvin G. Foster
Published: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
EAST GREENBUSH ? Calvin G. Foster of East Greenbush, NY and Naples, FL. died peacefully on Sept. 6, 2009. The son of the late Arthur J. and Frances G. Foster, Calvin was born on November 12, 1924 in Watertown, NY. He graduated from Watertown High School shortly before joining the U.S. Navy on March 3, 1943. After three years, and all theaters of World War II aboard the destroyer escort USS Thornhill, Calvin was honorably discharged. He continued his education at Michigan State University, and married Mary (Polly) E. Horr on June 30, 1949, prior to his graduation in 1950. Polly and Cal celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 30, 2009 with a family trip to Mackinac Island and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Calvin was Vice President of J. Edward Poole and Company Insurance Agency. He was also former president of the CPCU Society of Northeastern New York and the past president of the East Greenbush-Nassau Kiwanis Club. He served on the East Greenbush Planning Board for 16 years and was a commissioner of the Edward W. Bates Building.
He was a long-time member of the Greenbush Reformed Church, serving as a deacon there. He and Polly spent 20 winters in Naples, FL enjoying the golf and warm weather. While wintering in Florida, he attended and enjoyed being a member of Mayflower Congregational Church.
In additional to his wife, Polly, Calvin is survived by his three children, John G. Foster (Nancy), Thomas Foster (Amy), and Ann L. Zownir, and six grandchildren, Anne and Laura Foster, Matthew and Adam Sollien, and Peter and Alex Zownir. He is also survived by two sisters, Ethel O'Connor and Muriel Kellar (Robert). He was predeceased by his sister Ruth Doyle and brothers Stuart and Gerald Foster.
Calling hours will be held at Wm. J. Rockefeller Funeral Home, 165 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer on Thursday, September 10 from 4-7 p.m. Services and internment will be held at Greenbush Reformed Church on Friday, September 11 at 10 a.m.
The family wishes to express special thanks to Hospice of Rensselaer County for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Calvin's memory may be made to Greenbush Reformed Church, 688 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061 or to the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, USS Slater DE-766, PO Box 1926, Albany, NY 12201-1926.Calvin married Mary Horr on 30 Jun 1949. Mary (daughter of Robert Horr, Sr. and Agnes Gamble) was born on 10 Aug 1925 in
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2. Arthur J. Foster was born about 1886 in New York, USA. Notes:
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Arthur married Frances Lucina Goodwin. Frances was born about 1888 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Frances Lucina Goodwin was born about 1888 in New York, USA. Notes:
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- 1. Calvin Goodwin Foster was born on 12 Nov 1924 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 6 Sep 2009 in East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA.