Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Msgr. Douglas Grams will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation takes place Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home-North Chapel from 4-7 p.m. and continues on Monday prior to the funeral Mass from 10-11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

Joe is survived by Mary, his wife of 64 years; daughter, Patty (Jim) Burdick of Bemidji, Minnesota; sons, Alan Forst and Ron (Penny) Forst of St. George, Minnesota; seven grandchildren: Kristy (Nate) Cariveau, Jennifer Burdick, Cody (Morgan) Forst, Seth (Dani Christensen) Forst, Shelby (Nate) Gelbmann. Bridget (Josh) Hansen and Ryan Forst; three great-grandchildren: Evelyn Cariveau, Clark Cariveau and Archer Gelbmann; and sister, LaVonne (Wally) Ebert of New Ulm.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter-in-law, Roberta Forst.

Joe was born to Joseph G. and Gertrude (Fischer) Forst on July 1, 1934, in West Newton Township, on the family farm near St George. He attended St. George Catholic Elementary School and graduated from Holy Trinity High School with the class of 1952.

Joe met Mary Louise Kral at George’s Ballroom in New Ulm, and after their courtship, they married at the Church of St. Mary in Sleepy Eye on April 17, 1958. Following marriage, the couple raised three children and farmed side-by-side in the St George area until retirement in 1996, when they moved to New Ulm. Joe served on the Board of Directors for the Farmers Coop of Lafayette, and post retirement worked at the New Ulm Country Club, maintaining the grounds, which he truly enjoyed. Joe took great pride in his family and especially enjoyed when his grandchildren and great-grandchildren visited. He was a wealth of historical information and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Church of St. George, New Ulm Area Catholic Schools or the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

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