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November 5, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday, prior to the service from 9 -10:30 AM.
James E. Forrest, age 80 of Pequannock went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains.
He was born in Glendale, California and had lived in Rutherford, Davao, Panama, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gary, Indiana, Warren Michigan, and Wayne, NJ before moving to Pequannock, NJ forty-one years ago.
Jim received his formal education at Mount Herman Preparatory School in Northfield, Massachusetts. He later studied at Milwaukee Bible College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Divinity Degree.
He served in the United States Army from 1948 to 1950 as an Army Chaplain Assistant in Trieste, Italy.
His father, Albert Walter Forrest, founded Forrest Manufacturing Incorporated located in Clifton, NJ which manufactures specialty high tech circular saw blades. At his father's passing James took over the business and ran it very successfully for forty-one years until his retirement. James turned the business over to his two sons Jay and Jim who currently run the family enterprise. This is the third generation of management of Forrest Manufacturing.
He was a member previously of Preakness Bible Church in Wayne where he served as Choir Director. He was also previously a member of Calvary Temple in Wayne where he also served as the Choir Director. More recently he was a member of Jacksonville Chapel in Lincoln Park. He also had served as a Pastor in a church in Warren, Michigan.
Jim enjoyed hobbies which included model airplanes, fishing with his sons Dan, Jay, and Jim, aviation, Bible study and reading.
He leaves his family and friends wonderful memories of a very patient and uncomplaining gentleman who loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all of his heart.
A memory on the lighter side of life was his ability to put away vast quantities of food and desserts at holiday meals. He was famous and remembered fondly because of his frequent requests for “a small bowl of ice cream”. Fond memories are also recalled of picnicking at Shepherd Lake and fishing for bluefish in cold October weather.
He met his loving wife Lois at college and had forty years of devoted marrige together until Lois’s passing in November 1997.
Surviving are one daughter Lynn Forrest of Wanaque, NJ; three sons James Forrest and his wife Lisa of Boonton Township, Daniel Forrest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Jay Forrest and his wife Denise of Pequannock; six grandchildren Kyly Power, Elena, Michael, Rebecca, Tristan and Christopher Forrest.
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Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday, prior to the service from 9 -10:30 AM.
November 5, 2008
Services
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Saturday, prior to the service from 9 -10:30 AM.
James E. Forrest, age 80 of Pequannock went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains.
He was born in Glendale, California and had lived in Rutherford, Davao, Panama, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gary, Indiana, Warren Michigan, and Wayne, NJ before moving to Pequannock, NJ forty-one years ago.
Jim received his formal education at Mount Herman Preparatory School in Northfield, Massachusetts. He later studied at Milwaukee Bible College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Divinity Degree.
He served in the United States Army from 1948 to 1950 as an Army Chaplain Assistant in Trieste, Italy.
His father, Albert Walter Forrest, founded Forrest Manufacturing Incorporated located in Clifton, NJ which manufactures specialty high tech circular saw blades. At his father's passing James took over the business and ran it very successfully for forty-one years until his retirement. James turned the business over to his two sons Jay and Jim who currently run the family enterprise. This is the third generation of management of Forrest Manufacturing.
He was a member previously of Preakness Bible Church in Wayne where he served as Choir Director. He was also previously a member of Calvary Temple in Wayne where he also served as the Choir Director. More recently he was a member of Jacksonville Chapel in Lincoln Park. He also had served as a Pastor in a church in Warren, Michigan.
Jim enjoyed hobbies which included model airplanes, fishing with his sons Dan, Jay, and Jim, aviation, Bible study and reading.
He leaves his family and friends wonderful memories of a very patient and uncomplaining gentleman who loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all of his heart.
A memory on the lighter side of life was his ability to put away vast quantities of food and desserts at holiday meals. He was famous and remembered fondly because of his frequent requests for “a small bowl of ice cream”. Fond memories are also recalled of picnicking at Shepherd Lake and fishing for bluefish in cold October weather.
He met his loving wife Lois at college and had forty years of devoted marrige together until Lois’s passing in November 1997.
Surviving are one daughter Lynn Forrest of Wanaque, NJ; three sons James Forrest and his wife Lisa of Boonton Township, Daniel Forrest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Jay Forrest and his wife Denise of Pequannock; six grandchildren Kyly Power, Elena, Michael, Rebecca, Tristan and Christopher Forrest.
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