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Lera Mae Foster Wied

11 May 1913 – 6 Feb 1991

Birth	11 May 1913
Death	6 Feb 1991
Cemetery	Lehrer Memorial Cemetery Garwood , Colorado County , Texas , USA
Added by	Becky Mitchell on 14 Feb 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67108827

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Lera Mae Wied daughter of John Henry and Hortense Eugenia Foster.Lera Mae Foster married Eugene James Knesek. Lera Mae Foster Knesek married Walter A. Wied in 1947. ______________ Lera Mae Wied May 11,1913 - February 6,1991 Mrs.Lera Mae Wied,age 77,passed away at 9:55 p.m.,Wednesday,February 6,at the Polly Ryon Hospital of Richmond following a sudden illness. She was born,May 11,1913 in Bochita,Oklahoma,one of ten children born,to John Henry and Hortensia Eugenia Riggins Foster. She was a member of the Lissie United Methodist Church and had been a resident of our area most of her life,living in Rock Island,Garwood and Chesterville before moving to Richmond eight years ago. In 1947 she and Walter A. Wied were married at the Methodist Church of Columbus.Preceded in death by her parents,seven brothers and one sister and her husband who passed away February 21,1983,survivers include daughters and sons-in-law,Molly and Hal Hilburn,Richmond and Nancy and Walter Balderach Richmond;son and daughter-in-law,John D. and Sue Knesek of Missouri City;brother,Samuel L. Foster,Cat Springs,nine grandchildren and one great grandson,numerous nieces,nephews,other relatives and loved ones. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.;Saturday,February 9,from the Dulany Funeral Home Chapel of Eagle Lake with Rev.Richard Eifert,Pastor,Lissie United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in the Lehrer Memorial Cemetery of Garwood. Pallbearers scheduled were nephew,T.J. Foster and grandsons,John Knesek,Casey Jones,John and Lee Girndt and Stephen Zdunkewicz. A quiet,simple lady,dedicated to her Lord and her family,she will be missed by all whose lives she touched over the years. Sympathy is extended to the family in their loss. Eagle Lake Headlight,14 Feb 1991,page 8

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Family

Parents

• John Henry Foster 1872–1937 FaG
• Hortense Eugenia Riggins Foster 1878–1958 FaG

Spouse

• Walter A. Wied 1911–1983
• Eugene James Knesek 1914–1954

Siblings

• Virgie May Foster Ragan 1896–1958 FaG
• Joseph Nace Foster 1898–1958 FaG
• Harvey Dee Foster 1900–1984 FaG
• Albert Lee Foster 1906–1965 FaG
• Samuel Loyd Foster 1908–1999 FaG
• David Delmer "Red" Foster 1911–1987 FaG
• Elmer T. Foster 1915–1986 FaG

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