Wilson A. Foust Jr.

Wilson Arbogast Foust Jr., 92, a resident of Abbeyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, passed away on May 16, 2025.

Born and raised in New Holland, he was the son of the late Dr. Wilson A. Foust, MD and Elizabeth (Schmertz) Foust.

As a child, Wilson enjoyed playing backyard games with the local children in the town cemeteries. He graduated from New Holland High School and Rutgers University with a bachelor’s in journalism. He enlisted in the Air Force right after college in 1954, with training as an Air Force Base Commander and served for four years in active duty and served twenty-five years in the Air National Guard retiring in 1979 as a Lt. Colonel. After retirement he began teaching at Solanco Middle School and where he taught English as a Second Language then transferred to Manheim Township Middle School. Most of his students were Vietnamese and he had also helped the students parents as well, with grammar, spelling and how to speak in English. Not only did he teach the students and their families the language, but he also taught them how to do daily life tasks that we do here in the United States. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He achieved Eagle Scout and was a Boy Scout Leader for many years impacting their lives.

Wilson is survived by his brother, Robert S. Foust, husband of John Lee of Arlington, VA and several cousins.

Interment will be held on July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, 221 E Main Street, New Holland PA 17557.

Memorial contributions may be made to Dr. & Mrs. Wilson Foust Medical Scholarship, Drexel University, College of Medicine, PO Box 8215, Philadelphia PA 19101-9684.

Beck Funeral Home in New Holland is entrusted with the funeral arrangements.