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Capt Robert Riley “Bob” Forsyth

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Birth	:	29 Jan 1920 Northville, Spink County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	1 Jul 2005 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Northville, Spink County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.1599998, -98.5841980
Description	:	Aberdeen - Robert "Bob" Riley Forsyth, 84, of Aberdeen and formerly of Northville, S.D., died Friday, July 1, 2005 at Avera St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at Northwestern United Methodist Church, Mellette, S.D. with the Rev. Dennis Gellhaus officiating. Burial will follow at Northville Fairview Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites being conducted by Northville American Legion Post #149. Visitation will be 8-11 a.m., Tuesday, at Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 South Main St., Aberdeen and one hour prior to the service at the church. Robert Riley Forsyth was born July 29, 1920, to... Read More	Aberdeen - Robert "Bob" Riley Forsyth, 84, of Aberdeen and formerly of Northville, S.D., died Friday, July 1, 2005 at Avera St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at Northwestern United Methodist Church, Mellette, S.D. with the Rev. Dennis Gellhaus officiating. Burial will follow at Northville Fairview Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites being conducted by Northville American Legion Post #149. Visitation will be 8-11 a.m., Tuesday, at Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 South Main St., Aberdeen and one hour prior to the service at the church. Robert Riley Forsyth was born July 29, 1920, to William Earl and Mildred Abigail (McClintock) Forsyth in a farmhouse southwest of Northville, S.D. Bob spent his youth on this farm helping his father and brothers with farm chores and attending grades 1-8 at the Athol A-6 country school, one mile from his parents' farm. Bob then rode a horse or bicycle ten miles to Northville High School for his first two years. His family moved to the Rustling Ridge Ranch, the Forsyth home place. He continued his education at NHS and graduated in May of 1938. In January of 1939, Bob moved to Missouri to attend Chillicothe Business College, from which he graduated in 1941. At Chillicothe he met Jeanne Elaine Gaffney of Vermont, Ill., and they were married on August 3, 1941 at Wichita, Kan. Both worked for oil companies in Wichita until Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. Bob served as a Captain in WWII in the China/Burma/India Theater and was one of two Americans to deliver horses and mules from Tibet to the Chinese army, trail driving them down the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He was discharged in 1946 and returned to Northville. Bob served for several years in the Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of major. On March 4, 1946, Bob started work at the Mansfield State Bank and later purchased the bank. Bob worked at the bank nearly fifty-six years until Jeanne and he moved to the Lakewood Apartments in Aberdeen in December of 2002. In his youth, Bob was a jockey and played baseball. He coached and umpired baseball for many years and was a past Vice President of the S.D. Amateur Baseball Association. His enjoyment of sports continued as a fan of the Minnesota Twins and NSU Wolves, rarely missing a basketball game until he entered Bethesda Home in January of 2005. He was an avid hunter and he also enjoyed bingo. Bob was a member of the Northwestern United Methodist Church, the Northville American Legion Post #149, the Redfield V.F.W. and the South Dakota Bankers Association. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife of nearly sixty-four years, Jeanne of Aberdeen; his son, John (Madlynn) Forsyth of Northville; his daughter, Joy (David) Thorson of Mansfield; four grandchildren, Eric (Wendy) Thorson of Mansfield, Shannon (Terry) Bohl of Northville, Tyler Forsyth of Aberdeen and Marc Thorson of Mansfield; four great-grandchildren, Cameron, Gavin and Hayden Bohl and Miranda Thorson; sisters-in-law, Florence Forsyth of Rochester, Minn. and Helen Forsyth of Claremont, Calif. and several nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James Forsyth and William Forsyth; his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and William Mitchell; and his infant sister, Constance Forsyth. Casket bearers will be Eric Thorson, Marc Thorson, Terry Bohl, Tyler Forsyth, Doug Thorson, Joe Torrence, Larry Frericks, Dennis Holm, Harry Forsyth and Paul Forsyth. Honorary casket bearers will be Verne Frericks, Harold Haselhorst, Vernon Haselhorst, Orion Waterman, Dean Boekelheide, Daryl Borchard, Bob Ewart, Harley Taylor, Connie Clemens and Orville "Butch" Dickey. Published in the Aberdeen News on 7/3/2005.

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Capt Robert Riley “Bob” Forsyth's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Northville, Spink County, USA.
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Capt Robert Riley “Bob” Forsyth death on 1 Jul 2005 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 45.1599998
Longitude: -98.5841980

Family Members:

Parent

William E. Forsyth Sr.

(1893 - 1972)

Mildred Abigail McClintock Forsyth

(1900 - 1982)

Spouse

Jeanne Elaine Gaffney Forsyth

(1922 - 2011)

Siblings

Margaret Abigail Forsyth Mitchell

(1922 - 2003)

William E. Forsyth Jr.

(1927 - 1971)

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