FORREST KOHRT
Funeral services for Forrest Kohrt, 86, of
Aurelia, will be 10:30 Monday, June 16, 2008, at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Cherokee with Pastor Richard Arndt and Pastor Larry Lemke
officiating. The Cherokee VFW will conduct military honors. Burial will
be in the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. Visitation will be Sunday
from 1:00 until 7:00, with the family being present from 1:00 to 5:00,
at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia.
Forrest Jesse Kohrt was born on September
21, 1921, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, the son of Jesse and Zella (Oaks)
Kohrt. Forrest spent his youth in Rock Rapids, graduating from the Rock
Rapids High School in 1940. After graduation Forrest attended Iowa
State University until 1942 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. That same
year he married his high school sweetheart, Lois Follett, on October 10,
1942 in Chicago, Il. After his service in the war and being awarded a
purple heart, Forrest completed his degree at ISU and worked with the
ISU Extension Service until his retirement in 1986. Forrest received
many honors for his dedicated service to the Cherokee area including the
Distinguished Service Award and induction into the 4-H Hall of Fame.
He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran
Church in Cherokee, Aurelia Kiwanis Club, Aurelia Development
Corporation, SCORE, Grashoff McManus American Legion Post #390 of
Aurelia, and the Cherokee County Fair Board. He also enjoyed square
dancing, playing Bridge, and golfing, but most of all spending time with
his grandchildren.
Preceding Forrest in death were his parents,
his wife Lois on December 7, 2005, a brother, Robert Kohrt,
brother-in-law Bob Blevins and a sister-in-law, Jean Follett.
Survivors include his four children: Bill of
Cherokee, Alan and his wife Lois of Atlanta, GA, Stan and his wife Nancy
of Guthrie, OK, and Cindy Hilsabeck of Strawberry Point, IA. Also
surviving are 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, a sister, Ruth
Blevins of Los Angeles, CA, and a brother-in-law, Bob Follett of
Hastings, MN. Forrest was blessed with nieces and nephews and many
wonderful friends who were just like family to him.
