Rebecca Ann Foster "Grammie" Gitzen Obituary (1950 - 2021)

Rebecca Ann Foster "Grammie" Gitzen, 71, of Prospect, Pennsylvania, passed away on October 24, 2021. She was born March 25, 1950, in Bellevue, Pennsylvania to the late Woodrow Wilson Foster and the late Esther Marcella Hess. Rebecca graduated from Avonworth High School in 1968. She worked for Cranberry Chiropractic Clinic in Cranberry. Rebecca was a member of A.C.T.S. Choir, where she loved to sing. She enjoyed taking care of her family and loving on her great-grandchildren. Rebecca liked reading. She attended West Liberty United Methodist Church in West Liberty and Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church in Butler. Rebecca took pleasure in helping with her church. She enjoyed performing as Mrs. Claus at Christmas with her son Glen. Rebecca is survived by her two sons, David James (Karla) Gitzen of Connoquenessing, PA, Glen Foster Gitzen of Prospect, PA; four grandchildren, Dustin (Autumn) Gitzen, Hunter Manuel, Marlee (DJ) Osche, and Aspen Weitzel; three great-grandchildren, Ariah Gitzen, Maverick Osche, and Emmett Osche; three brothers, Lenus (Mary Dee) Foster, Stanley (Darlene) Foster, Kendall (Aldine) Foster; three nieces, Terri (Bruce) Edwards, Tracey (Michael) Mullen, and Becky Foster; nephew, Matthew Foster; and other many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Elmer Gitzen, who she married on July 6, 1973, and who passed away on April 3, 1997; and one brother, David Foster. Friends will be received Sunday, October 31, 2021, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm at Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 West Old Route 422, Butler, PA, with a funeral service immediately following at 4:30 p.m. with Pastor Ron Schermerhorn, officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Prospect Community Library, 357 Main St., Prospect, PA 16052 or to Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, 16001 to defray the cost of the funeral. Arrangements were entrusted to Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001.