Franklin H. Forrest

Franklin H. Forrest, 80 years old, of Oshkosh passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital June 10, 2023, with his children at his side.
Franklin was born on March 23, 1943, in Elkhorn, to Leland and Mabel (Snell) Forrest. They moved from Elkhorn to Appleton. Leland passed away when Franklin was nine years of age and Mabel passed away when he was 13 years of age. Diane came home to stay with Franklin before he moved to San Antonio, TX, with Ken’s family for three years. When Ken was stationed in Europe, Franklin moved to Horicon, to live with Donna’s family. Franklin was especially close to his nephew, David, who was more like a brother.
Franklin graduated from Horicon High School in 1961. He and Barbara moved to Oshkosh, where Franklin graduated from the Wisconsin State University of Oshkosh.
Franklin held many careers, but the one he cherished the most was having his broker’s license and working with Real Marketing.
Franklin loved to play poker and had a great group of friends he played with for the past 40+ years. Anyone who knew Frank knew he liked to play by his rules. Franklin thoroughly loved hunting, camping and riding Dusty Trails in Oconto County.
Franklin is survived by his former wife, Barbara L. Forrest; their children, Matthew Forrest and AmySue Hartman (Tom Korn); along with grandsons, Jesse and Jacob Hartman. Franklin is further survived by his sister-in-law, Joan Forrest; his favorite nieces and nephews; and many very special friends.
Franklin was preceded in death by his parents, Leland and Mabel (Snell) Forrest; siblings, Kenyon Forrest, Donna (Warren) Johnston, and Diane (Don) Misener; and close friend, Ellen Decent.
All family and friends are invited to Franklin’s celebration of life will be held on August 19, at Fox Cities Funeral & Cremation Services, 3026 Jackson Street, Oshkosh WI 54901. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a short service at 1 p.m.
Please come and share stories of how Franklin made an impact upon your life.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in memory of Franklin H. Forrest to your favorite organization.
Extra special thanks to David Hochtritt, who visited Dad consistently each week if not several times per week since December 11, 2022, as he went in/out of the hospitals, nursing facilities, etc.