Forest Lee Geisinger was born in Satanta, Kansas on March 17, 1926 to Clayton and Cora (Siddens) Geisinger. He departed this life on June 27, 2016 at the age of 90 years in Walsh, Colorado.
Forest Lee was raised in the Plains, Kansas area and attended High School in Plains with the Class of 1943.
On December 3, 1943, Forest Lee enlisted into the United States Navy where he proudly served until his Honorable Discharge on June 20, 1946 in Norman, Oklahoma. He spent 14 months of his active service duty overseas in the Asiatic Pacific serving on the USS Telamon and USS Athens. After his military service, Forest returned to Plains and began farming on the family farmstead established by his grandparents east of Plains.
On March 12, 1947, he married Ruth Vail in Kinsley, Kansas. To this union three children were born: Rick, Vicki, and Clayton (Cog).
Forest and Ruth farmed in the Plains and Satanta, Kansas areas until 1949 when they moved to Lycan, Colorado where he farmed and ranched. During the fall of 1953, they moved back to Plains and then returned to Lycan in 1972 to farm and ranch after the death of Ruth's father, Olus Vail. Forest Lee remained actively engaged in farming and ranching at both Plains and Lycan for many years.
Forest Lee enjoyed the outdoors and people. His love of outdoors included hunting, fishing and flying his private plane. His hunting and fishing trips over the years took him to many locations across the United States. He always enjoyed meeting new people and his special way of starting a conversation made a memorable impression. Once you met Forest, you didn't quickly forget him.
He was a member of the American Legion, 40 & 8 Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Forest is survived by his children: Rick and wife Loraine Geisinger of Walsh, Colorado; Vicki Cox and husband Mike of McPherson, Kansas; and Clayton and wife Danita of Holdrege, Nebraska. Forest was blessed with 7 grandchildren: Michelle Scheer and husband Rick of Goddard, Kansas; Justin Geisinger and wife Tiera of Delaware, Oklahoma; Jennifer Godfrey of Fowler, Kansas; Amy Martens and husband Todd of McPherson, Kansas; Heather Schlochtermeier and husband Jason of Ellinwood, Kansas; Jayde Wohlgemuth and husband Shane of Funk, Nebraska; and Keegan Anderson and husband Casey of Holdrege, Nebraska and 15 great grandchildren. Forest is also survived by his special friend and companion Dorothy Porter from Springfield, Colorado who has been a blessing to both him and his family the last several years.