Foster Funeral Home History

The Founder of the Funeral Home was Wright Stein. He built the
funeral home on the back of a farmhouse and opened in 1925 at
the present location. Wright Stein’s son-in-law, John Dutt took
the business over in 1952.

Ronald Wheland purchased the Funeral Home from John Dutt in
1961 and operated it until retiring in 1985. At that time it was
purchased by Wayne and Sandra Foster. The Funeral Home
then became the Wheland-Foster Funeral Home and
in 1995 the name was changed to Foster Funeral Home.

In 1998, the cremation facility was added to the funeral home.

Sandra L. Foster

Sandy was born outside Pittsburgh, PA. She went to Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1973. She moved to Miami, Florida and worked at several large hospitals in the Miami area. In 1985 she moved to Huron, Ohio where she co-owned and operated the Wheland-Foster Funeral Home, presently the Foster Funeral Home & Crematory in Huron. Sandy obtained her Ohio Funeral Director’s License in 1992.

Sandy is a vital part of the operation of the funeral home.

Wayne Foster

Wayne was born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1955 and moved to Huron, Ohio in 1964. He graduated from Huron High School in 1973, attended Firelands Campus, Bowling Green State University for a year and moved to Miami, Florida. Wayne graduated from Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL in 1975, and Wayne continued his education at Florida International University. After working in the funeral profession for several years in Miami, he worked as an instructor for the Funeral Service Education Department of Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, for five years where he taught embalming, anatomy, and cosmetology. He left Florida in 1983 moving to Columbus, Ohio, where he worked as a sales representative for a funeral service supply company, traveling the state of Ohio. In 1985, he moved back to Huron and purchased the Wheland Funeral Home, which he and his wife have operated since that time, serving the Huron Community.

He is a member of Marks Masonic Lodge #359, Huron; Ancient accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; Firelands Scottish Rite Association; Firelands Shrine Club; High Twelve Club, Sandusky; Ohio Embalmers Association; Ohio Funeral Directors Association; National Funeral Directors Association; past president of Firelands Funeral Directors Association; past president of Huron Lions Club; past Board Member of The Huron Chamber of Commerce; member of United Methodist Church, Huron, and served as trustee of the church for over 15 years; was active in the Huron Baseball Program as coach for all divisions for 15 years retiring from coaching in 2000, and was past president of the Minor League Division. He was an assistant Jr. High and High School track coach for the pole vault event for 10 years; was a Jr. High Football, assistant coach, from 1998 to 2005, for the Huron Football Program. He serves as a member of the Grievance Board of Appeals for the City of Huron, and served as Board Member of the Huron Parks & Recreation Board.

He enjoys sports and working with computers, and is a private pilot and enjoys flying. He has been married to Sandy since 1977. and has two sons.