Forest Ingram

FOREST INGRAM

New Salem, N.D.

Forest F. "Frank"

Ingram, 67, of New Salem, N.D., passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at his home after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. A private memorial service will be held at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home in Mandan, N.D., Thursday. Inurnment will follow at Peace Cemetery, New Salem.

Forest was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Staunton, Va., the son of Forest Guy and

Marvel (Townes) Ingram. He was united in marriage to Carol Tankersley on Jan. 19, 1965.

Forest attended Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio, and worked for the railroad as a machinist throughout his career. He spent 25 years with CSX in Walbridge, Ohio; 10 years with BNSF in West Burlington, Iowa; and retired from BNSF in Mandan, N.D., in 2003. Forest enjoyed playing golf, fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with his family and friends. He took great

pleasure in being a part of his grandchildren's endeavors, watching sports, especially baseball and taking trips to explore God's beautiful creation throughout North Dakota and

Montana.

Forest is survived by his five children, Brad (Tina) Ingram, Pemberville, Ohio, Tammy (Tony) Kocsis, Decatur, Tenn., Amy (Michael) Bertling, Worthington,

Iowa, Susan (Kevin) Valleroy, New Salem, N.D., and Melissa Ingram, also of New Salem; 10 grandchildren, Bradley (Jennifer), Nathan, Megan (Josh), Racheal, Becca, Josh, Jake, Noah, Anna and Cara; his great-grandson, Gavin; his sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Randy Kruse of Woodville, Ohio; his mother-in-law, Betty Tankersley; and sister-in-law, Linda (Doug) Egeland, all of Toledo, Ohio; as well as several

nieces and nephews.

Forest was preceded in death by his wife, Carol; his parents; his brother, James Townes; and one grandchild.

Memorials are preferred to Sanford Bismarck

Hospice.

Special thanks for the great care given to Dad by the Sanford 7th floor oncology staff in Bismarck and gratitude is extended to Sanford Hospice, especially Judy, for their compassionate support during Dad's final days.

His Journey's Just

Begun

(By Ellen Brenneman)

Don't think of him

as gone away

His journey's just

begun,

Life holds so many

facets

This earth is only one.

Just think of him as

resting

From the sorrows and the tears

In a place of warmth and comfort

Where there are no days and years.

Think how he must be wishing

That we could know

today

How nothing but our sadness

Can really pass away.

And think of him as

living

In the hearts of those he touched.

For nothing loved is

ever lost

And he was loved so much.

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lerlarson.com to sign the online guest book.