(Lovella) Jo Foster Rathgeber of Cary, NC passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 86. She was the daughter of the late Eula McCoy and Jennings James Foster of Leicester, NC. Jo was predeceased by her loving husband of 53 years, Juergen Rathgeber in 2018, her brother, Loy J. Foster in 2014 and sister Roberta Foster Teachey in 2020. She leaves a niece, Terry Lynn Foster of Lexington, VA, her nephew, his wife and family, Frank and Rhonda Cathey of Winston-Salem, NC, her sister-in-law Jutta Rathgeber of Noosaville, Australia, her dear friend Waite Warren of Cary, NC and her many dear friends.
Jo graduated from Leicester High School and received her B.A. degree in German and M.S. Library Science from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Jo was a librarian most recently with Alberto Culver Company in Melrose Park, Illinois and Almay Cosmetics in Apex NC. After retirement in 1997, Jo was a volunteer and Chair of the Information Services Advisory Board for the Town of Cary, 1999-2006. She and Juergen also were very involved in the Cary German Club, Cary Sister Cities and volunteered for the Lazy Daze beer garden.
She and her husband Juergen traveled extensively across hundreds of destinations and many countries, always making new friends and sharing stories of their adventures with enthusiasm. Love for life and never give up attitude, defined Jo through her last days. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
In accordance with her wishes, there will be no memorial service.
If you wish to honor her memory, a donation to SPCA of Wake County, 200 Petfinder Lane, Raleigh, NC 27603, 919-772-2326, or Transitions Life Care Hospice, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, 919-828-0890 may be made.
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