Evelyn Violet Foster (nee Landwehrmeier) , age 91, of Collinsville, IL, born on  April 7, 1930, in Collinsville, IL, passed away on March 5, 2022, at her residence.

Evelyn married David L. Foster on April 30, 1955; they were married for 45 years until his death on January 29, 2001. During her married years, Evelyn was a homemaker. In her younger years she had worked at J. J. Newberry's in downtown Collinsville as a candy girl.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Foster; parents, Herman K. and Alvina (nee Buesking) Landwehrmeier; two brothers: Herman and Lester; three sisters: Ella Smith, Edna Helfrich, and Adele Compton;  and a nephew, Herman Compton.

She is survived by three great-nieces: Tana (Michael) Murphy of New Mexico, Pam (Rick) Kennedy of Arkansas, and Debbie (Rich) Wrigley of Oklahoma. Evelyn, also known as Aunt Evie, will be missed by those who knew and loved her.

Visitation will be 9 - 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Barry Wilson Funeral Home, Maryville, IL.

Funeral service will follow at 10 a.m.  Burial will be in Caseyville Cemetery, Caseyville, IL.

Memorials may be made to the Bright Focus Foundation, brightfocus.org , a foundation that supports research to discover cures for Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.   (Evelyn suffered blindness in one eye, as well as failing eyesight in the other eye due to macular degeneration; her older sister Adele had the condition as well.)