Sarah (Sally) Rebecca Morton Foster, 78, of Friendship, died peacefully at her home on Sept. 19 of complications from cancer.
Sarah was born July 28, 1932 in Owls Head, a daughter of the late Roy L. Morton and Sarah McLaughlin Morton.
She lived at the Sterling farm in Friendship until 1934, when the family relocated to her mother’s hometown of Seal Cove, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, where she lived until 1949, when the family moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
She was a 1950 graduate of Horton Academy in Wolfeville, Nova Scotia and then enrolled in Nurses Training at the Yarmouth Hospital, graduating and receiving her degree as an RN in 1953.
With fellow graduates, and close friends, she worked at hospitals in Rhode Island, Virginia and Florida before returning to New England. While visiting family members in Friendship on Easter weekend in 1956, while she was enrolled in post graduate studies in psychiatric nursing at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, she was introduced to Randy Foster of Friendship and in May of that year they became husband and wife.
Sally and Randy spent their lives together in Friendship and in 1960 they built their home on the family land at Hatchet Cove. For a short time in late 1956 and most of 1957, they lived in Mexico, Maine where Randy was involved in a construction project.
During her career of many years in nursing, Sally was employed at the Rumford Community Hospital, Knox County Hospital and Camden Community Hospital. She was one of the original home health nurses for Kno-Wal-Lin when Medicare was first established, covering all of Lincoln County except the Boothbay area. Later she served as second shift plant nurse at 40 Fathom Seafood in Rockland and on many private duty cases in Knox and Lincoln counties.
After Randy’s retirement from the State Highway Department they enjoyed sailing, cruising and traveling, while engaging in the management of their property in Friendship. Sally was an active member of the Friendship United Methodist Church and the Stone Scott Watson Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Women’s Auxiliary and other community organizations.
She was predeceased by her parents; brothers, Albert and Gerald Morton; sister, Irene Henderson; and daughter, Cheryl Anne.
Survivors include husband, Randy of Friendship; daughter, Sarah Katherine Foster of Friendship; grandchildren, Douglas, Randall Blasius and Serena Blasius of Friendship; and several cousins.
Memorial service to celebrate Sally’s life 1 p.m., Mon., Sept. 27 at the Friendship United Methodist Church in Friendship with Rev. Robert Dorr officiating. Burial will be at the family’s convenience in the Village Cemetery in Friendship.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Sally’s memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, NE Division, One Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or to the Friendship United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 189, Friendship, ME 04547.
Online condolences may be made for Sally’s family at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 949 Main St., Waldoboro.
