Roberta Elizabeth Foster

Born April 8, 1932 in Princeton, IL to Leslie and Effie (Teagarden) Gray, she married the love of her life, Wes Foster, on May 2, 1954 in Kewanee, IL. He survives.

Roberta is survived also by two daughters, Dianne (David) Klumpe of Dunlap, IL and Karen (Tom) Fenelon of Chillicothe, IL; four grandchildren, Megan Klumpe of Chicago, IL, Mark Klumpe of Dunlap, IL, LTJG Elizabeth (LTJG Brian) Greggs of Norfolk, VA, and Michael Fenelon of Chillicothe, IL. She is further survived by a sister-in-law, Joyce Gray of McCall, ID, as well as several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as five brothers and four sisters-in-law: Ronald (Dorothy) Gray of WI, Walter (June) Gray of MI, Ken (Dorothy) Gray of MI, Lloyd (Nancy) Gray of CA, and her twin brother, Robert of ID.

Roberta was raised in Kewanee, IL and graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1950. After moving to Peoria, she worked for Caterpillar until her children came along. She was a longtime member of University United Methodist Church. Roberta dearly loved spending time with family and enjoyed every holiday. Following her daughters’ activities and subsequently those of her grandchildren brought her much happiness. She rarely missed a single grandchild’s academic event, athletic competition, or band concert. What brought her the most happiness, however, was her husband, Wes, and they were blessed with 66 loving years together.

Roberta will be remembered for her deep devotion to family and friends, her abiding faith, her sunny giggle, and her love of laughter.

The family would like to recognize and thank the dedicated staff at Lutheran Hillside Village and OSF Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Roberta’s name may be made to her church, Lutheran Hillside Village Foundation, or OSF Hospice.

Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, February 15, 2021 at University United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior. Mask wearing and social distancing will be practiced. Burial will follow at Mt. Hawley Cemetery. The service will be live streamed on the funeral home's Facebook page.

Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences by logging on to www.woolsey-wilton.com