AUBURN – Lisa Marie Foster entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Feb. 14, after a courageous five year battle with cancer.

She was born on Aug. 3, 1959, in Norway, a daughter of the late Lloyd E. Foster and Shirley (Dean) Foster Twitchell. She graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1977. She also graduated with an associate degree in Animal Medical Technology at U of M Orono, and from New Brunswick Bible Institute and the University of Southern Maine in 2001, with a bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science.

For several years, she lived in Ontario, Canada, where she served for a time at Word of Life Camp in Owen Sound. She also coached Special Olympics and taught aquatics at the local pool.

With the assistance of her beloved horse Babe, she was able to give therapeutic riding lessons to physically challenged youth and adults. Babe had been part of her life since eighth grade and traveled with her to college, to Canada and back to Maine. During her high school and college years, she served as a volunteer at Sandy Cove Bible Camp in New Brunswick, Canada, in various capacities such as program director and lifeguard.

She enjoyed the out-of-doors, especially tenting trips to Acadia National Park with her sister Karalee and others. She was an avid bicyclist and participated in the Trek Across Maine fundraiser for the American Lung Association of Maine for 10 years in a row. Her hobbies included crafts, knitting, woodworking and sewing.

In recent years, she was employed at Pathways and Tri-County Mental Health and most recently at the Progress Center in Norway.

She was an active member of the West Paris Baptist Church as a choir member and violin accompanist.

She is survived by her mother, Shirley, of Oxford; a sister, Karalee and husband, the Rev. Russell Giasson of Simonds, NB, Canada; two half brothers, the Rev. Gregory Twitchell and wife, Melissa, of Port Clyde and Ben Twitchell of Oxford; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her father, Lloyd Foster.