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Biographies
DOROTHY L.
FOERSTER
Almost a half century of Rosemead
history has been made since Dorothy L. Foerster came to live in the community
as a young woman in 1916. The facts of
her great interest and long residence in Rosemead put Miss Foerster in a
position, some time ago, to compile biographical data on citizens of more than
twenty-five years’ residence there which were featured in the “Rosemead Review”
when it was under the ownership of the Graham’s.
Miss Foerster, born in Chicago, on
October 21, 1895, is the daughter of the late A. M. Foerster, a commercial
artist, who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and who, after making
Rosemead his home in 1916, operated a service station at Valley and Ivar adjacent to his home.
He also raised dahlias commercially.
Vitally interested in community activities until his death in 1951, Mr.
Foerster gave freely of his artistic ability to help design floats for the
city. He wrote a “Song of Rosemead” to
the tune of “Marching Through Georgia” which was sung
at meetings of the Forum Club and is still used by Kiwanis. A. M. Foerster was a member of the El Monte
Masonic Lodge. His wife, Miss Foerster’s mother, was Elizabeth (Cordes)
Foerster, like her daughter a native of Chicago.
Dorothy Foerster was educated in
Chicago and took a two-year college commercial course. Though she has been in poor health for most
of her life, Miss Foerster worked at the Western Lithograph Company for a year
and one half.
A charter member of the Church of
Christ in Rosemead, Miss Foerster was secretary of the Adult Bible Class there
for twelve years.
Dorothy Foerster lived in the family
home on North Ivar Avenue for twenty-eight years,
which her father built in 1923 following the death of her mother. Her father passed away in 1951.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Historical Volume & Reference Works Including Alhambra, Monterey Park,
Rosemead, San Gabriel & Temple City, by Robert P. Studer,
Pages 634-635, Historical Publ., Los Angeles, California. 1962.
© 2013 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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