Obituary of Foster C Espamer

Foster C. Espamer, 98, of Vineland, passed away peacefully in his home after an extended illness, on March 9, 2015. He was born in Oneida, PA to Virgilio and Candida Erspamer on February 24, 1917. The Erspamers had immigrated from northern Italy in the late 1800s and become coalminers in Pennsylvania. The family then moved to Vineland in 1919 where they bought land and began farming. Foster started helping on the farm at age 2 and farmed that same land till he was 92. Foster is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marie R. Espamer, and two children, Steven and Denise, along with their spouses. He is also survived by four grandchildren, four great-granchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and by his sisters, Eleanor Parks, Madeline Henderson, and Esther Capitani.