FOSTER, Elma - Peacefully passed into her Lord’s loving arms on the morning of January 1st, 2021 at Port Perry Place Long Term Care home in Ontario. She was in her 89th year.
Elma was born to Ada and Percy Cumming in 1932, in South Gower, Ontario and was raised on the family farm in the Ottawa Valley.
Devoted and beloved wife of the late Rev. Dr. Charles Foster, loving mother of Rob (Bev), Paul (Shannon), Janine (Bryan), Judy (Stephen) and Pierre (Nilza).
Proud grandmother of Aimee (Jon), Jeremy, Mark and Josee (Jared), Cody (Kaelani), Brett, Christianne and Liam-Patrick, Alexandra, Andrew and Benjamin, Caelan (Monica) and Brayden (Sanni). Great-grandmother to Rhea, Elise and Samuel.
She will be sadly missed by her sister, Roberta Cumming, and will now be rejoicing with her other siblings the late Eva Lou Graham, Dwight Cumming and Bruce Cumming.
Elma held a nursing degree from the Royal Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in Montreal. She worked as a registered nurse in Quebec, Ontario and Africa.
While in Montreal she met her very best friend and life partner, Charlie, and established her growing family. She had a knack for balancing the responsibilities of family life with her work schedule. Elma was independent and adventurous.
She embraced the excitement of moving towards next ministry goals in concert with her husband's sense of God’s leading. In the ‘90s Elma and Charlie served in the Congo for two years with Canadian Baptist Ministries.
Above all, Elma sought to follow her Lord Jesus Christ, learning from Him and allowing her character to be shaped into His likeness. For Elma, the Bible was the source of her spiritual discipline and steadfastness in the face of life’s ups and downs.
We will greatly miss this quiet, generous, bright and spirited woman of God. Her final years of struggle with Alzheimer’s were tempered by the tender care of her husband and family.
A special thank you to the Port Perry Place staff and Dr. Tse for the remarkable care they gave Elma over the past five years and especially during her last weeks.
In light of COVID-19, there will be a small private service attended by immediate family and live streamed for relatives and friends on Saturday, January 9th from Uxbridge Baptist Church. The live stream will become available at 10:50 a.m. Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2gcoYAIbokNszHP2cTRe3A with the service start time at 11 a.m.
Donations in memory of Elma may be made to Canadian Baptist Ministries or a charity of your choice.
