BILL (WILLIAM) FOSTY

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BILL (WILLIAM) FOSTY March 5, 1935 - February 26, 2010 After a brief illness, with his family at his side, Bill was called to Heaven and joined his daughter Gail. Bill will be remembered and deeply missed by his loving wife Joyce; his son Doug (Violet); grandchildren, Julian and Marysa; also his sisters, Anne, Mary, Marge, Helen, Elsie; and sister-in-law Marge, along with numerous nieces, nephews and many special friends. He was predeceased by his daughter Gail; parents, Jack and Sophie; brothers, John and Peter; and sister Pauline. Bill grew up on the farm near Zhoda, Manitoba. He attended school there until moving to Winnipeg to further his education at St. John's High School. He graduated from Manitoba Teacher's College. He moved back to Zhoda to begin his career at the community's Franko School. He then moved to Stead, Manitoba where he taught in a one room school house . He married Joyce Kostynyk of Vita, Manitoba in 1960 and they started their life together in Winnipeg. He continued teaching until 1962. Then, Bill embarked on a new career at Bristol Aerospace in the Program Planning Department. He retired in 1992 as Director of Program Planning. Bill was very involved in community groups and organizations including Ralph Brown Community Centre and Zhoda Community Hall. He was a dedicated, hard working volunteer receiving a Mayoral Citation in 1976 for his community contributions. Throughout Bill's life, sports played a very important role. Baseball was his first love followed by curling in his later years. Bill played in the South East Manitoba Baseball League as a renowned pitcher. In 2008, Bill along with his team The Vita Cubs (1955-1960) was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame. Later, he enjoyed many years of curling with various clubs in Winnipeg. He continued to play throughout his retirement, with the highlight being the 1988 MCA Bonspiel winning the Ormiston Trophy. Bill was an avid athlete who strongly supported his children and grand-children in their athletic endeavors and celebrated their achievements. Bill's love for his family, his strong work ethic, his meticulous attention to detail and his love for the farm were values he maintained throughout his life. His early retirement allowed he and Joyce to spend a lot of time at the farm where he continued his attention to detail with the garden and maintaining the house and yard where he grew up. His dedication, love and support to his family and friends will be remembered and greatly missed. His Pallbearers will be Len Bergunder, Bob Fosty, Bill Fosty, Russell Tysoski, Walter Farina and Bob Onysko with Honorary Pallbearers, Roman Gereta and Eddie Lucyk. All special people from Bill's life. The family would like to thank Collette, Bernice, Kim, Val and the rest of staff of the St. Boniface Palliative care ward for their compassionate care they gave Bill and the support they extended to us during his stay there. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made as per Bill's request to the Children's Wish Foundation, Manitoba Chapter, 350 St. Mary's Avenue, Winnipeg Manitoba R3C 3J2. Prayers will be held on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Glen Eden Funeral Home, 4477 Main St., with visitation one half hour prior. Funeral service will take place on Wednesday, March 3 at 11:00 a.m. also at Glen Eden Funeral Home with Reverend Fr. A. Harkavyi officiating. Interment will follow at Glen Eden Memorial Gardens. Glen Eden Funeral Home 338-7111

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 01, 2010