Published: November 22, 2008 10:36 pm         

Rev. Kenneth E. Foulke

Feb. 6, 1919-Nov. 21, 2008

Rev. Kenneth E. Foulke, 89, of Goshen, died Friday at 7:45 p.m. at Goshen General Hospital.

He was born Feb. 6, 1919, in Bippus to Joseph and Iva (Wagner) Foulke.

He married Eleanor Robinson on Aug. 31, 1941. She died Aug. 22, 2006.

He resided in Elberfeld Circuit from 1943 to 1946, Wapakoneta, Ohio from 1946 to 1951, Syracuse from 1951 to 1958, Rochester from 1958 to 1962, South Bend from 1962 to 1972, Albion from 1972 to 1984, Syracuse from 1984 to 1992, and Goshen from 1992 to present.

He was a retired United Methodist minister for 41 years. He served at Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse, Albion United Methodist Church, All Saints United Methodist Church in South Bend, and Rochester United Methodist Church.

He was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse, a 1936 graduate of Bippus High School, a 1940 graduate of Taylor University, and a 1943 graduate of Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, Ill.

He is survived by two daughters, Sharon (Larry) Johnson, Silvis, Ill., and Margaret (Pat) Foulke-Evans, Milwaukee, Wis.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marietta King, Bartow, Fla.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., Syracuse.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the church with the Revs. Leroy Wise and David Herr officiating.

Burial will be in Syracuse Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Calvary United Methodist Church or Greencroft Retirement Community.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com.