Alex Forest Obituary

Forest, Alex G. 92, of Somonauk, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. He was born March 26, 1911, in Chicago, the son of John and Sophie (Wiencek) Piechonka. He married Lottie J. Kaminski on July 3, 1937, in Chicago. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Somonauk. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, December 20, 2003, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Somonauk, with the Rev. Donald DeSalvo officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, IL. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., on Friday, December 19, 2003, at Turner Funeral Home, in Somonauk, with a wake service at 7:45 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Lottie of Somonauk, one daughter, Alice Carney of Winfield, IL, two sons, Fred (Charlene) Forest of Lisle, IL and Alan (Kay) Forest of Colorado, eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Stephanie Kryzak of Palos Heights, IL, and Jeanette Kozlowski of Seminole, FL, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one granddaughter, Laurie, one sister, Anne and two brothers, William and Raymond.