OBIT: Teri (DUNMYER) FOSTER KETCHUM, 1996, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  FOSTER-KETCHUM
  
    Teri Foster-Ketchum, 43, died Dec. 11, 1996, in Mexico.  The former Teri
  L. Dunmyer is survived by her mother, Frances "Peggy" Dunmyer; sisters
  Bonnie Mitchell of Somerset and Karen Swank, wife of Elwood Swank, of
  Rockwood. Her husband, Joe Ketchum and stepchildren, Neil, Abigail and Ben.
  Nieces and nephews, Lee Mitchell, Jamie, Dean and Jerry Weaver. She was a
  daughter of the late Gerald G. Dunmyer of Somerset.  She was a 1971
  graduate of Somerset Area Senior High School and earned her AA degree at
  Miami-Dade Community College in 1973 and her BA at Penn State University in
  1975. She was employed by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Community Affairs in
  Harrisburg for over 18 years, where she supervised the training of local
  government officials.  The annual Teri Foster Lifetime Achievement Award
  was created by the Pennsylvania Downtown Center in honor of her years of
  commitment and service in community development and to recognize her
  accomplishments in the preservation of Pennsylvania's downtowns.  Memorial
  gifts may be made to the American Diabetes Association or cards may be
  directed to her mother: Peggy Dunmyer, 634 Berlin Pike Road, Somerset, Pa.
  15001.  A memorial service for Teri, who was cremated, will be held
  Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 139 E. Main
  St., Somerset.
  
  Daily American, December 13, 1996
  
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