Tony Michael Foster, 69, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, after a brave 9 1/2 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on March 31, 1952, in Owensboro, KY to the late Thomas B. and Dorothy Jean (Fulkerson) Foster.
Tony graduated in June 1970 from Daviess County High School. He married Carla (Ohning) in August 1981. They recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Tony attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
He retired from P & I supply in November 2010 after 39 years, where he was Warehouse Manager. Tony enjoyed going to Rock Steady Boxing and Pedaling for Parkinson's every week at the YMCA.
Over the years Tony enjoyed his big boy toys, his Artic Cat ATV, his MGB, Honda Goldwing, the bright yellow Camaro, his Ford F-150 4X4's and most recently his Harley and Mustang. After church on Sunday you could usually find Tony and Dennis riding their Harley's through the Hoosier National Forest. Pre-Covid, Tony and Carla enjoyed going to Florida in the spring and Gatlinburg in the fall, where they loved to hike to the different waterfalls.
Tony was a down to earth man who usually could be found wearing jeans, and one of his many Harley Davidson t-shirts. Please feel free to wear jeans and your favorite t-shirt if you are attending the service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas B, and Dorothy (Fulkerson) Foster, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Marilou Ohning.
Tony is survived by his wife, Carla (Evansville); son, Mike (Evansville); brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Rosemary Foster (Owensboro, KY); sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Donna and Mike Parker (Jacksonville, Florida); nephew, David Foster (Pelham, Alabama); niece, Paige Parker (Jacksonville, Florida); and best friend since the 6th grade, Dennis Flener.
The family would like to give a special thank you to all of his Parkinson's coaches at the Y, Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center in Newburgh, Heart to Heart Hospice, the Parkinson's community, our neighbors who have been there for us whenever we needed assistance, and to our church family at St. Paul's.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Alexander East Chapel officiated by Rev. Chad Eckels and livestreamed at www.facebook.com/funeralstreamUSA. Friends may visit Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
If you do not feel comfortable attending the service, because of the current Covid spread, it will be livestreamed. If you do plan on attending, the family is asking that you wear a mask and practice social distancing.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Evansville YMCA- Rock Steady Boxing, PAAWS, or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
