Natalie Ruth Foster

Natalie Ruth Pederson was born November 7, 1925, at Gayville, South Dakota, the second of six children born of Roy E. and Gladys (Masker) Pederson. At the age of five her family moved to Rapid City, South Dakota. She attended Lincoln, Washington and Wilson Elementary Schools in Rapid City, and Central High School where she graduated in 1943. Natalie was united in marriage to Miles J. Wermager on September 12, 1943, in Paris, Texas. When her husband went to Europe in 1944, Natalie and her sister Lorraine went to Washington, DC where they were employed by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. When Miles was discharged in 1945, they made their home in Mahnomen, Minnesota, where their three daughters were born. She worked as a sales clerk for various businesses, retiring from JC Penney's in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in 1989. Her husband Miles passed away July 29, 1987. In October 1989, Natalie moved to Wall, South Dakota, to be near her mother. While living in Wall, she met and married Bernard Foster on November 29, 1991. While in Wall, she worked for the Wall Drug Store for six years. In July 2001, Natalie suffered a stroke that paralyzed her enite right side. Natalie was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary #246, the First Lutheran Church, Mary Martha's, Lutheran Ladies Sewing Circle and the Sons of Norway. Survivors include her husband, Bernard of Wall; two daughters, Cheryl (Jeffery) Swinehart of Aurora, Colorado and Christie (Michael) Pischke of Bridgewater, South Dakota; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a step-son Kevin (Kara) Foster of Box Elder, South Dakota; a step-daughter Janis (Bob) Yager of Montgomery, Illinois; five step- grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, Steve Hackley of Ft. Collins, Colorado; one brother, Gordon (Betty) Pederson of Wall; three sisters: Audrey (Carl) Harnisch of Kingman, Arizona, Kay (Bill) Leonard of Wall and JoAnn (Joe) Metcalf of Antioch, California; and a host of other relatives and friends. Natalie was preceded in death by her first husband, Miles; one daughter, Sandra Hackley; her parents; and one sister, Lorraince Sisk. Visitation was held Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 4-7 p.m. at Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall, South Dakota. Funeral services were held Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Wall, South Dakota. Officiating was Pastor Curtis Garland. Music was provided by Gene Patterson, Dean Patterson, Dale Patterson and Gale Patterson. Ushers were Dick Johnson and Dennis Sieler. Honorary Pallbearers were all her relatives and friends in attendance. Interment was at First Lutheran Cemetery, Mahnomen, Minnesota. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2010 AT 2 PM AT THE ANDERSON-MATTSON FUNERAL HOME IN MAHNOMEN, MN.

Natalie Ruth Foster

November 7, 1925 - January 21, 2010