Lois Ida Forer

LOIS IDA FORER

Lois Ida Forer was born in Pine Township, Pa., on June 10, 1924, the first child of Claude and Hannah (Gordner) Messner. She grew up on the family farm in Roaring Branch, Pa., with sisters Dorothy, Elaine and Martha and brother Martin. She learned many homemaking skills from her mother and especially enjoyed working with her dad no matter what he was working on outdoors.

Lois graduated from Liberty High School, Class of 1942, and married the love of her life, Alvin Forer, on Aug. 28, 1943, at the East Point Church. Alvin and Lois lived and worked on the Forer family dairy farm with Alvin’s Grandfather Charles DeCoursey and Alvin’s father and mother Charles and Mildred (DeCoursey) Forer.

In 1946, they introduced a fourth generation to the farm when their son Lyle Forer was born. The Forer farm was a great gathering place for the extended family on weekends, during the summer and holidays with everyone joining in the farm work and enjoying each other’s company. The nieces and nephews especially have fond memories of good times with Lois making ice cream, maple syrup and so many other good times.

Lois was an active life-long member of East Point United Methodist Church and had many friends in the community. Lois was a hard worker, working along-side her husband Alvin until they sold the farm in 1988.

She was preceded in death by Alvin in March 1999; her brother, Martin, in 2003; son, Lyle, in June 2017; sister, Dorothy (Messner) Eves, in April 2018; brother-in-law, Richard Forer; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Betty Forer; and brother-in-law, John Roby.

She is survived by sisters Elaine (Messner) McNeilly and husband David, Harrisburg, Pa., and Martha (Messner) Geisinger and husband John, Liberty, Pa.; sisters-in-law, Margaret (Russell) Forer, of Roaring Branch, and Harriet (Forer) Roby, Kingsland, Ga.; daughter-in-law, Ruth (Wintermute) Forer, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; grandchildren, Colin Forer and wife Terra Reider, Lake Mary, Fla., Justin Forer and wife Livia, Enola, Pa., and Benjamin Forer, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; great-grandchildren, Taylor Simmons, Pittsburgh (daughter of Colin and Terra), Mason and Logan Forer, sons of Justin and Livia; and several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews.

Please join us in remembering Lois’s life at East Point Methodist Church in Liberty Saturday, Dec. 15, viewing at 10 a.m., service at 11 a.m., lunch to follow at the social hall.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to East Point United Methodist Church, Liberty, PA 16930.

Arrangements under the care of Freeberg Funeral Home, Blossburg.

Online condolences at freebergfh.com.