Mildred Elizabeth Foster, age 96, of Parkville, MD passed away peacefully on April 21, 2016 at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore City, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Turner Foster and Sophia Lottie (Brady) Foster.
A career nurse, she was a U.S. Army veteran who served our country in WWII and the Korean War, then as a civilian nurse and supervisor at Baltimore's V.A. Hospital on Loch Raven Boulevard. Her family moved from Stricker Street in Baltimore to Bel Air in 1932, where her father and brother ran the Foster Funeral Home (now a McComas Funeral Home location). She visited the family homeplace on weekends for decades, where Sunday dinners often included homegrown tomatoes, limas, or asparagus.
Mildred was interested in everyone and everything and made friends everywhere. She enjoyed good conversation, especially at dinner parties, and was an enthusiastic correspondent with many friends afar. She loved Classical and Broadway show music, movies, reading, and gardening.
She is survived by her niece, Dr. Jennifer E. Foster of Middletown, MD; and nephews, Dr. Jeffrey W. Foster of Middletown, DE and Dr. James A. Foster (Roxane) of Evans, GA. Also by her cousins, Jane G. Knode (Don) of Frederick, MD, Norma Lee Gylland-Morris (Charles) of Annapolis, MD, and Linda G. Murphy (William) of Pasadena, MD. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law, Joseph W. Foster and Jeanne E. Foster.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Attn: Development, 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 and note in memory of Mildred Foster; or to Oak Crest Benevolent Care Fund, 8800 Walther Blvd, Parkville, MD 21234; or to the Oak Crest Scholarship Fund, 8800 Walther Blvd, Parkville, MD 21234.
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