Foss Family

Foss Family:

1. Irene Crook Foss (b. Feb. 26, 1885-d. Oct. 8, 1931) (first wife of John Harrison Foss)

2. Staff Sgt. Francis (Frank) Dixon Foss (b. 1918-d. 1985)

3.  John Harrison Foss, Sr. (b. Jan. 7, 1879 Loletin, Humbolt County,California-d. Jan. 5, 1916) President of Maui Electric and Manager of East Maui Irrigation Co.; Masonic services; (son of James A. and Lavinia Dickson Foss); Graduated from Stanford University in 1903 and left for Hawaii

4. Lt. jg John Harrison Foss, Jr. (b. Aug. 30, 1910-d. Mar. 2, 1993)

5. Capt. William Crook Foss (b. Feb. 27, 1915-d. May 16, 1945) Aged 31 years; Son of J. H. Foss killed by enemy artillery fire on Okinawa; He had volunteered for special combat duty; He was engaged in battle survey and intelligence with the infantry.

President of the student body of Maui High School; Graduated from Stanford University

6. Helen Edna Van Keuren Foss (b. Aug. 3, 1889 in Baldwin, Kansas-d. July 8, 1967) Aged 78 years
(second wife of John Harrison Foss) 1910 census: Dau of Lee Seth and Mary Hutchens Van Keuren and six siblings

1920 census: music/art teacher in Kansas; 1930 census: public school primary supervisor in Makawao and for the island of Maui; taught two years at Kamehameha III School and one year at Lahainaluna

1940 census: principal;  single

7. Pauline Eveleth Foss (b. 1916-d. 1980)

8. Martha Foss Fleming (b. 1880-d. 1953) married to David Fleming and buried in the Fleming plot

children: James, Bruce, Euphence, David and Jessica)