John T. Foster

John T. Foster, 64, of Clarks Summit and Lake Winola, died Saturday in the VNA Hospice
Unit at CMC after a courageous battle with cancer. He and his wife, the former Jean
Zenke, celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary on June 25.

Born in Sayre, PA, son of Donald Foster and the late Jean Smith Foster, he was a 1962
graduate of Sayre Area High School, and an ?honorary member? of the 1962 Class of
Scranton Central High School. John received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary
Education from Bloomsburg State College, and a Master of Education Degree from the
University of New Hampshire. He was an elementary and middle school teacher and
elementary guidance counselor in the Abington Heights School District for 32 years,
having started the Elementary Guidance Program at Abington Heights in 1969.

During his teaching career, John also had a passion for coaching. At Abington Heights, he
coached boys and girls basketball and boys and girls soccer. He also coached boys
basketball in the Riverside School District. He was president and vice-president of the
Abington Heights Coaches Association and a Commissioner for the Abington Heights Youth
Soccer League.

John was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit where he was an
Elder, Deacon, and Sunday School Teacher. He was also a member of the Lake Winola
Cottagers Association and the Lackawanna Audubon Society, serving on the Board of
Directors of each organization. After retiring from teaching in 1998, he earned his
realtor's license and was associated with Coldwell Banker Town & Country Properties.

John was a loving and caring person who will be deeply missed. He enjoyed spending time
with his family and friends, especially at Lake Winola, and his grandchildren were the
light of his life. He also enjoyed carpentry, woodcarving, golf, and gardening.

Also surviving are a daughter Susan Flynn and husband Paul, a son Ken and wife Dana, four
grandchildren - Ryan and Ethan Flynn and Sophia and Olivia Foster, all of Clarks Summit;
mother-in-law and sister-in-law Catherine and Susan Zenke, Dalton; step-mother Shirley
Foster and step-brother Richard Welty and wife Loretta, all of Sayre; aunts and cousins.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 at the First Presbyterian Church,
300 School St., Clarks Summit, with Rev. William G. Carter officiating. The family will
receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Lawrence Young Funeral Home, 418 S.
State St., Clarks Summit. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit; or VNA Hospice of Lackawanna County, 301
Delaware Ave., Olyphant, PA 18447; or the donor's favorite charity. For directions or to
sign the online guest book please visit www.lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com