Putnam patriot., 1922-09-08
MANY AT FUNERAL
 OF MRS. E. N. FOSTER
Service Is Held at Methodist Church She Loved So
 Dearly
Putnam Height, Woman Dies Follow
 ing Lingering Illness, Aged T4

The funeral of Mrs Helen Elizabeth (Westgate) Foster. widow of Edward N Poster, was held Monday afternoon at o'clock at the Putnam Methodist Episcopal church. Relatives and many friends assembled To honor one whom. in life, they loved greatly and mourn ed in death. The pastor Rev \. B. Burton, offciated. and he was assist ed by Rev. George Stanley of New Bedford. a former pastor of the local church. The remains were escorted to Grove Street cemetery, where they wer laid at rest in the family burial lot. the bearers being D. B. Gilbert. Lewis Battey. Arthur Tourtellotte and Edward Wood.
 Mrs. Foster passed away Saturday. shortly after noon, at her home on Putnam Heights She had been ia poor health for months, and although the end came as q shock to those near and dear to her. 1t was. however, not unexpected.
 Was Born at Somers
 She was porn at Somers. Conn. Dec 10. 1s4s, the daughter of David and Lucinda Westgate During her child hood her parents removed to South bridge It was in this city that Mrs. Foster grew to womanhood. was edu- catea and married. This latter event in her life occurred Jan. 8. ls6s
 Mir Foster. for years, was in busl. ness in Putnam. retiring to engage In farming and caring for his several other interests.
 Loved Her Home and Church
 Mrs Foster had two paramount in- terests in life. her home and her church. To these she bent her great est energies. She was the ideal moth CT and her family was her greatest joy in life Around her children. she threw every influence for good that she could: their troubles were her troubles. and their happiness was her happiness Their studies and the de- velopmeHt of their mental and spirit- ual welfare was great concern of Mrs Fosters and as her children grew
  were chief in her aims in life.
 Mrs. Foster WIS deeply spiritual woman and possessed a beautiful Christian character This side of her life was manifested in iuuumerabie ways. not only in her home hut m her contact with the many, many people vna knew her and loved her so strong ly h her ebureh-the Methodist Eniseopal-sbe tas k great interest and WIS one of its most a-lieHt work ets.
 Mrs. Fo>ter Natural Musician
 Nes. Foster was natural musician de played the organ with excellence atd for years sang in the choir of aef cirsch. She was also teacher in the Sunday school for long period If years. and she had strong influence on those who studied in her class.
 Mrs Foster was tall and her rhy- Silue made her a woman of command Ing presence. She was handsome wcu-au and had a stately earF.ege. Years ago Mrs. Foster won the dlst.nc- tiJa. on several oce2siola, of being tEc most beautiful woman m this conn mcatt, and places where she ehAnc,d t1 hF visiting
 Mother of Four Children
 She was the mother of four chll- dren. three of whom survive her They are Dr. Harold Alfred Foster. the em- inent New York specialist who gained fame through his knifeless operation for tonsils Each summer he holds public clinic at the Day Kimball Hospital, where he operates on be- tween 100 and l5o people resident in this section, chiefly children. Dr Herbert W Foster, the other son, is prominent doctor of Montclair. N. J.. and the daughter is Mrs Helen Elizabeth Shepard, wife of Dr George A. Shepard, who is an oculist special- ist with offices in New York City. An