Aug. 11, 1929 – Dec, 19, 2011
Harold Leland Fosback, 82, of Springfield died Dec. 19, 2011 of pneumonia.
He was born Aug. 11, 1929 in Cushman, the son of Karl and Ingeborg Valor Fosback.
He graduated from Siuslaw High School in Florence in 1947, and later attended Oregon Technical Institute in Klamath Falls. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic in Germany following World War II.
Mr. Fosback married Viva Lucille McDaniel in 1957 in Eugene; they later divorced. In 1982 he married Joanne Brant in Florence.
He worked for 34 years as a diesel mechanic for Papé Caterpillar before retiring in 1994.
Mr. Fosback is survived by his daughter, Sandra Newman; sons Darrell, Rodney and Terrance Fosback; stepson Robert Wise; stepdaughters Patty Wilson and Pamela Strong.
Services were held Dec. 23 at Northwood Christian Church in Eugene, with burial at Lane Memorial Gardens.