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Forest R. Wilson

5/28/1911 - 6/6/1993


Obituary


Forest R. Wilson, 82, passed away Sunday, June 6, 1993 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa.

Forest, the son of Warren and Grace (Mortimer) Wilson, was born May 28, 1911 at Perry, Iowa.  He moved with his family to a farm north of Crystal Lake when he was a child.  He received his education in the country schools.

On March 31, 1935 he was united in marriage with Dorothy Hanson.  The couple made their home in Crystal Lake.  For many years Forest owned and operated a Fertilizer Company.  The couple wintered in Texas and Arizona until three years ago when his health caused them to stay in Crystal Lake.

Forest was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake and past president of the church board.  He enjoyed gardening and loved to play pool.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Crystal Lake; a daughter, Colleen and her husband, Bill Gehrke of Lecompton, Kansas; two sons, Gary and his wife, Mary of Crystal Lake, Iowa and Greg Wilson of Booker, Texas; two sisters, Helen Huff of Eagle Grove, Iowa and Verna Pierce of Riverside, California.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and a sister.