Pearl C. Forst

Pearl C. Forst, 92, of Bronson, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes.
Pearl Catherine Fritz, the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Cutter) Fritz, was born on Feb. 6, 1926, in Gann Valley, S.D. She was educated in a country school and then high school in Fedora, S.D.
On March 29, 1946, Pearl was united in marriage with Floyd Forst in South Dakota. The couple moved to Hornick, Iowa and then later Bronson in 1947. Pearl worked as a post master in Sioux City and Bronson for over 18 years, retiring in 1985.
Pearl was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, Iowa. She enjoyed quilting and gardening. Pearl was also fond of flowers and birds.
Pearl is survived by her sons, Curtis (Judith) Forst of Howard Lake, Minn., and Ed (Deb) Forst of Bronson; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Rose Hallenbeck of Loveland, Colo.; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Kathy; and 13 brothers and sisters.
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