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Ben Forker
May 22, 1937 — October 25, 2007
Ben Forker, 70, of Grundy Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2007, at his home under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.
Ben Forker was born May 22, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa, son of Clarence Benjamin Forker and Marie Pearl Watters Forker. Ben attended and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1956. After graduation Ben went to work for Ozark Airlines and later became manager of Ozark Airlines in Waterloo. Ben married Kay Silver in Cedar Falls, Iowa in December, 1956. To this marriage a daughter Tracy Forker and son Dan Forker were born. Kay passed away October, 1990. Ben married Rita Praska Fisher on August 5, 1995 in Grundy Center, Iowa. Ben owned Furniture stores in Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Oelwein for many years. He also owned L Beauty Shop in Cedar Falls and Hunter Employment Agency in Waterloo. He later was Senior Sales Consultant for Paul Brooker Sales of Wichita, Kansas. Ben was a member of the Jaycees, Knights of Columbus, Rotary and the Elks. Ben enjoyed raising money for Columbus High School,doing speaking engagements for Cedar Valley Hospice, but most of all Ben enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Ben is survived by his wife, Rita; children, Tracy (Bret) Pettyjohn of Melcher, Iowa, Dan Forker of Waterloo, Iowa,stepchildren, Teresa Fisher of Brooklyn, New York, Carol (John) Freeman of Grundy Center, Iowa, Amy (Robb) Blanchard of Coggon, Iowa, Mark Fisher of Corning, Iowa, 4 grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren, brother, Bill (Sydney) Forker of Grove, Oklahoma .He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife Kay.
Ben Forker was born May 22, 1937 in Waterloo, Iowa, son of Clarence Benjamin Forker and Marie Pearl Watters Forker. Ben attended and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1956. After graduation Ben went to work for Ozark Airlines and later became manager of Ozark Airlines in Waterloo. Ben married Kay Silver in Cedar Falls, Iowa in December, 1956. To this marriage a daughter Tracy Forker and son Dan Forker were born. Kay passed away October, 1990. Ben married Rita Praska Fisher on August 5, 1995 in Grundy Center, Iowa. Ben owned Furniture stores in Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Oelwein for many years. He also owned L Beauty Shop in Cedar Falls and Hunter Employment Agency in Waterloo. He later was Senior Sales Consultant for Paul Brooker Sales of Wichita, Kansas. Ben was a member of the Jaycees, Knights of Columbus, Rotary and the Elks. Ben enjoyed raising money for Columbus High School,doing speaking engagements for Cedar Valley Hospice, but most of all Ben enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Ben is survived by his wife, Rita; children, Tracy (Bret) Pettyjohn of Melcher, Iowa, Dan Forker of Waterloo, Iowa,stepchildren, Teresa Fisher of Brooklyn, New York, Carol (John) Freeman of Grundy Center, Iowa, Amy (Robb) Blanchard of Coggon, Iowa, Mark Fisher of Corning, Iowa, 4 grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren, brother, Bill (Sydney) Forker of Grove, Oklahoma .He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife Kay.
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