The J.E. Foster Funeral Homes Inc. was established in May 1987 with the opening of our new Toronto, Ohio facility at 701 Findley Street. Our open house was held on May 3, 1987. My wife, Becky, our five children; Mindy, Jay, Emily, Katie and Deanna were all present to celebrate this joyous day.   We held our ground breaking ceremony in July of 1986. All of our children took part in digging the first shovelful of dirt. Becky is pregnant with Deanna and holding Katie. Emily, Mindy and Jay are busy helping me do the digging honors. Looking on is the late Reverend Harold Griffith, State Senator Rob Burch, City Planning Director the late Lew Moore, and Chamber of Commerce President Tom Cetkosky. The Smithfield, Ohio Funeral Home was purchased in 1985 from James and Julia Nightingale, who established the funeral home in November of 1959. Our Smithfield Funeral Home went by the name of Nightingale-Foster Funeral Home until 1987, when the Toronto Funeral Home was established. The name at that time changed to; J.E.Foster Funeral Home, Inc. Nightingale Chapel.