Obituary of Frances Mary Forrest

Frances Mary Forrest

1924 ~ 2025

Frances was born in her grandparents log house west of Brownfield, with her grandmother as the midwife, on April 24 1924. She grew up on the family farm on the edge of the rough meadow south west of Brownfield.

Frances began grade one at Minot school, riding her pony, Buck, three miles each day. She later drove Buck and a cart to school, taking her brother Archie and the neighbour kids along. Later in her schooling, she boarded with family friends and walked two and a half miles to attend Bulwark School. Her high school years were spent boarding with relatives in Castor. After graduating, Frances took a job at the telephone exchange in Coronation as a telephone operator.

Frances met the love of her life, Tom Forrest, at a dance at Bulwark. They eloped to Castor to be married on January 16, 1942. They resided for the first year at Tom's family farm at Talbot, then purchased a farm at Brownfield. John was born in August 1944.

They experienced a life altering event on Aug.14 1945 (VJ Day) when Tom was injured in an accident while haying in the rough meadows. This left him a paraplegic for the remainder of his life. They faced this as a team, Frances became a nurse and caregiver, a task she accepted with dedication and love.

Frances passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025 at Coronation Long Term Care at the age of 101 years.

Frances is survived by son John and wife Jeanette; grand daughters Lyanne (Owen) Almberg, Sherri (Lee) Creasy and Janey (Dave) Till; great grandchildren: Bailey, Aydon (Jess) Almberg, Dallas (Chris), Sydney, and Nate Creasy, Cody (Breanna) and Courtney Till; great great grandchildren: Bradie Creasy, Vern and Tom Almberg, Journee Till. She leaves behind treasured memories with a host of relations and friends, too many to list here, whom she loved as if they were her own children. 

Frances was predeceased by her husband Tom; parents Malcolm (Mack) and Charlotte (Lottie) Brown; brother Archie and sister-in-law Sheila Brown.

The family wishes to thank all of Frances's friends for their prayers and condolences.

The family also extends their heartfelt gratitude to the Doctors and staff of the Coronation Hospital and Care Center for their care of Frances. A special thanks to the staff of the Long Term Care and DSL for the wonderful care she received while she resided there. She loved every one of you.

Funeral Service

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.

Coronation Communtiy Hall, Coronation, Alberta

Memorial Donations may be made to the Coronation Hospital Foundation, Bag 500, Coronation, Alberta T0C 1C0 or to a charity of your choice.