Golfer.
Born at London, Ontario on 29 October 1916, one of two sons of Beatrice Agnes Foster (?-1963) and Ransom John Foster (c1882-1959), he was nicknamed “Bud” by his older brother, John Carson “Jack” Foster. The family moved to Winnipeg in 1929, where he attended Earl Grey School, Kelvin High School, and United College. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, and after attending radar technician classes at McGill University, was stationed at radar bases in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. He was employed for several years with Canadian National Railway, then joined Supercrete Limited (Lafarge) in 1955, where he worked as Purchasing Manager for 27 years. With his wife, Doris Agnes Cubbon (1917-2012), he had two children.
He was an avid sports fan, participated in various sports, and won numerous medals and trophies. He spent many years playing golf at the Canoe Club, Charleswood Golf Club, and Elmhurst Golf and Country Club. At Elmhurst, he sat on the Board of Directors, and served as its President (1970-1973). He was President of the Manitoba Golf Association (1979) and also belonged to the Royal Canadian Golf Association (1979-1989), serving on its Rules Committee. He received an outstanding Volunteer in Sports Award in four consecutive years from the Manitoba Sports Federation. In 1997, he was honoured by the Royal Canadian Golf Association in recognition of his dedicated contribution to the sport. In 2006, he was inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in the Builder Category.
He was married twice, first in 1940 to Jean McNaughton Thompson (1917-2012) at Edmonton, Alberta from whom he was divorced around 1963. He and second wife Doris Cubbon Middleton (1917-2012) spent their retirement golfing in winter in the southern United States, many of those years while residing at their winter home at Mesa, Arizona. He was a great story-teller and could relate many anecdotes about his golfing world and the many greats he had met.
He died at Winnipeg on 2 September 2012.
“Former telegraph superintendent dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 1959, page 13.
Obituary [Beatrice Agnes Foster], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 March 1963, page 28.
Obituary [Doris Agnes Foster], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 2012.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 September 2012.
Winnipeg Divorce File Index, 1917-1984, Archives of Manitoba.
Canada Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Ancestry.
“Edward Kenniings 'Bud' Foster,” Gibb and Thompson Roots, Ancestry.
This page was prepared by Lois Braun.
Page revised: 11 April 2026
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