Atticus Ephrem Foster

Atticus was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and has lived in Altoona for the past several years. He also lived in Colorado, Montana, Hawaii, and New Mexico. Atticus and his (then) wife, Donna Foster, lived in New Mexico for 7 years. While living there, he attended and earned a degree from Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute. They moved back to Iowa in 1994 and shortly after moving back he started working for R & D Plumbing. He was not only a dedicated employee and but a loyal journeyman plumber at R & D for 25 years.

Atticus was a simple guy with a BIG heart. The things that he loved, he loved wholeheartedly. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and friends. His grandchildren could get him to do ANYTHING! He would tickle them until they begged him to stop, he would hang them upside down and swing them around like monkeys, and he would frequently crawl around on the ground and play with toy cars. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for his grandkids; all they had to do was ask Papa in a sweet, melting, innocent voice!

Atticus also loved ALL things red. If it was red, he HAD to have it. He loved to ride his motorcycle and never turned down an opportunity to take his grandkids for short rides around the block. Atticus was an avid reader. He had many books around his apartment; each filled with personal notes about what he thought was important and what he wanted to remember from them. He loved comic books, superheroes, and was oftentimes called Spiderman. He loved Zombies and made sure that all his loved ones knew how to properly kill one. Atticus was passionate about being a Z.E.R.T. member and a NRA Range Safety Officer; and it was through Z.E.R.T. that he met many friends that soon became family.

Atticus is survived by his two children, Nicole (Chad) Rawson of Pleasant Hill and Chad Foster of Ankeny; four grandchildren; Ella Rae, Adaline, Ephrem, and Quincy Rawson; mother, Rose Mary Joseph, and father, Dennis Foster; one sister and one brother; as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, brother and sister in-laws nieces and nephews. Everyone who loved and knew Atticus will greatly miss him! We will miss his smile, his laugh, his hugs, and knowing that he loved us as much as we loved him!

A visitation with the family will be held Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 5 – 8 p.m. with a Celebration of Life the next day, Friday, July 3, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Ankeny Funeral Home in Ankeny, Iowa. Because of COVID and capacity restrictions, we will be hosting a Facebook Live Stream of the service. Please visit www.ankenyfuneralhome.com for the live stream link as well as expressions of sympathy for the Foster family.