Ninth Generation

3025. Opal Bedwell^145,1083 was born on 15 Jan 1906 in Jasonville, Greene County, Indiana.^1082,1083 She died on 27 Nov 2004 in West Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.¹⁰⁸² She was buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Indiana.¹⁰⁸²

From Tribune Star newspaper, Terre Haute, Indiana, 2 Dec 2004:
Opal B. Foshaar, 98, of West Terre Haute died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in her daughter's residence in West Terre Haute. She retired from the housekeeping department at Indiana State University, after many years of service. She was born Jan. 15. 1906, in Jasonville to Richard Elias Bedwell and Delia Mae Lantern Bedwell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Anthony "Dutch" Foshaar, whom she married May 24, 1924, in Terre Haute. Survivors include two daughters, Ardith "Cookie" Webster of West Terre Haute and Dorothy Euratte of Terre Haute; six grandchildren, Mike Webster and his wife Cheryl of New Goshen, Libby Edington and her husband Kenny of West Terre Haute, Nikki West and her husband Curtis of Terre Haute, Jennifer Zapata and her husband Jim, Tommy Foshaar and Teresa Foshaar, all of Peoria, Ill.; 13 great-grandchildren including, Allison Edington and Matthew West; 18 great-great-grandchildren; home care providers, Dawn Hipkiss and Kim Deverick; and the staff of McMillan Adult Day Care, who provided her with loving care for the past nine years. She also was preceded in death by a son, Robert Foshaar; a sister, Doris Shannon; three brothers, Russell Kibler, Ernest Bedwell and Andrew Bedwell; and two sons-in-law, James D. Webster and Jack Euratte. She was a very strong Democrat and had served as a precinct committeeman from 1954 to 1984. She was a member of the Moose Lodge Women's Auxiliary. Burial is in Westlawn Cemetery in Farmersburg.

Opal Bedwell and Anthony (Dutch) Foshaar were married on 24 May 1924 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.¹⁰⁸² Opal Bedwell and Anthony (Dutch) Foshaar had the following children:

5266	i.	Robert Foshaar1082 died.1082
+5267	ii.	Ardith (Cookie) Foshaar.
+5268	iii.	Dorothy Foshaar.