Thelma Enid Griffith

1912 -

• Name	Thelma Enid Griffith
  Birth	27 Aug 1912	Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	1930 1936	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	secretary to Edmonton Journal publisher John Emrie
  _UID	8EB7C8D330D34D28A097B691B08254439F66
  Death	Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
  	Active in founding archives DeBalinhard memorial set Memorial services for Mrs. Thelma Enid deBalinhard, formerly of Red Deer, are to be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Anglican Church of St. Leonard's on The Hill. Mrs. Balinhard died in Sooke, B.C. where memorial services and cremation have already taken place. She was 67. Bom in Red Deer on Aug. 27, 1912, Mrs. deBalinhard continued to spend a great deal of time in the city since her move to Sooke in 1976. She was the mother of Jim Foster, former attorney-general of Alberta. And her husband, Digby deBalinhard, is well-known in Red Deer for his business and community activities. She was educated in public school and at the McDougall Business School in Edmonton. She worked from 1930 to 1936 as secretary to Edmonton Journal publisher John Imrie. There she met -her first husband, Alfred James Foster, and the couple were married and moved to Saskatoon, Sask., where they lived from 1936 to 1939. In 1939 they returned to THELMA DtBALINHARD . . . heart ailment victim Alberta and lived in Benalto. In 1945 they moved to Red Deer, where Mr. Foster owned a farm implement dealership until his death in 1949. Despite being a single mother raising three children, Mrs. Foster was involved in many community activities. She was instrumental in establishing the Red Deer and District Archives while working in her later years as a part-time librarian. In addition, she served in various capacities with the Red Deer Ladie s Golf and Curling Clubs, the local Girl Guides, the Gaetz Memorial United Church Sunday School, the Home and School Attocialian and the recreation boaid.: She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and served as Worthy Matron. Most recently, she was active with the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Red Deer General Hospital and the Red Deer Public Library. She married Mr. deBalinhard in 1976 and the couple moved to Sooke. She is survived by her husband, Mr. deBalinhard of Sooke, B.C.; two daughters, Joyce Foster of Edmonton and Dorothy Lawrence of Red Deer; one son, Jim Foster; one sister, Marjorie Armstrong of Calgary and two grandchildren, Nigel James Lawrence and Jocelyn Elizabeth Lawrence of Red Deer. Dad, son
  Person ID	I44321	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Alfred James Foster,   b. 16 May 1907   d. 1 Dec 1949, Burbank, Alberta, Canada (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1836
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Joyce Marilyn Foster,   b. Jan 1938, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 2 Sep 2016, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F14985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F14986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Occupation - secretary to Edmonton Journal publisher John Emrie - 1930 1936 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth