Rudolph K. Forst, Jr.
April 28, 1924 - February 28, 2015
Rudolph K. Forst, Jr., age 90, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Abington Health Lansdale Hospital. He was born in Hatfield, PA the son of the late Rudolph Forst, Sr. and Mary (Hendricks) Forst, and he was the husband of the late Jeanne (Reed) Forst. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from October 1942 until February 1946. Mr. Forst graduated from Lansdale H.S. in the class of 1942. He attended Phila. Wireless Tech Inst. and received an assoc. degree in Radio Engr. He was employed by Bell Tel. Co. of Pa., and retired in July of 1983 after working there for 35 years. Rudy was a fifty year member of Fairmount Fire Co., Lansdale, also a member of the Valley Forge Signal Seekers Model Airplane Club for 22 years. He is survived by two sons; Rudolph K. Forst, III (Diane) of Titusville, FL and Randolph K. Forst (Gale) of Stuart, FL, also his brother Robert E. Forst of Lansdale, 6 grand children and 12 great-grand children. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Service on Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. in the Shelly-Dinan Funeral Home, 24 E. Main St., Lansdale. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Interment Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA. In lieu of flowers please send donations in his name to the Fairmount Fire Co., 100 Vine St., Lansdale, PA 19446. Condolences may be sent to www.dinanfuneralhome.com
Rudolph K. Forst, Jr., age 90, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Abington Health Lansdale Hospital. He was born in Hatfield, PA the son of the late Rudolph Forst, Sr. and Mary (Hendricks) Forst, and he was the husband of the late Jeanne (Reed)... View Obituary & Service Information