I believe that the newspaper obit site is only searchable for free for the years 2002-2007, which wouldn't cover the date for your Albert Foster. But, you might try contacting the paper via e-mail to see if they would be able to locate and copy the obit for Albert Foster in 1986 for you.
With regard to Albert Foster, I've found, on Ancestry records, a Canadian crossing record for an Albert Edward Foster, born Nov. 28, 1904, who crossed into the U.S. in 1945. If this is the right birth date for your Albert Foster, contact me off the board at ljcde9 (at) aol.com and I'll send you the image.

Regards,
Lionel Cottier, Jr.