Sr. Foos Obituary

Sr. Betty Foos

Feb 25, 1931 - Mar 7, 2023

Fremont

Sister Elizabeth (Betty) Foos, 92, died peacefully Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at St. Bernardine Home, Fremont, surrounded by Sisters of her Mercy community. She was a Sister of Mercy for 74 years.

Sister Betty was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Fremont, to Alvin Anthony and Margaret Elizabeth Gross Foos. She attended St. Ann's parish grade school and St. Joseph High School, both in Fremont. Following graduation, she entered the Sisters of Mercy in Cincinnati in 1949. She made her perpetual vows in 1955. She attended Edgecliff College in Cincinnati, Mary Manse College in Toledo, and graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She then began her many dedicated years of ministry as an elementary school teacher in various Toledo diocesan parish schools.

Sister Betty taught at Sr. Ann's in Fremont, St Mary's in Vermilion, St. Mary's in Mansfield, and many others. Her love of young children was manifested in and out of the classroom. She had a way of making each child feel special and her classrooms were always well-organized with activities and lessons to captivate the children. Her excellence in the classroom was well-known. Upon leaving the classroom, Sister spent several years in ministry at Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, Fremont.

Sister Betty will be remembered for her gentle ways, kind attention to all, and helpful service she gave to others. She was fond of helping a stranger in the grocery store or chatting with a young child she met on the street. No task was too small if it helped another. Her birth family and her sisters in community were blest in many ways by her selfless giving nature. She was always ready for a new adventure or experience.

She was a wonderful example to her Sisters in Community and employees of St. Bernardine's in her silent suffering during her last five years of life. She was unable to communicate except for the occasional twinkle in her eye or faint smile during evening ice cream treats from the nurses who loved her so. Sister Betty became the trusted ear to Sisters and staff knowing their troubles and concerns were safe with her and locked into her prayers.

She is survived by members of her religious community, the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; sister, Jean ("Teensie") Tuckermann,; sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert, Thomas, and Michael.

A Welcoming Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023, at St. Bernardine Chapel, Fremont. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel followed by a graveside service and luncheon.

Attendees are required to show verification of COVID vaccines and wear a mask.

Arrangements are under the care of Herman-Karlovetz Funeral Home, Fremont.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hermanfh.com.