Amos Eldon Forseth

Amos Eldon Forseth, 90, of rural St. James was born on October 9, 1932 to Ingeborg and Peter Forseth of the Godahl area. He died on April 21, 2023 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato where he was receiving hospice services after suffering from frostbite in a fall in February.

A memorial service will be held at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11:00 with visitation an hour before the service.

The clergy will be Rev. Robert Springer.  Burial of the urn will take place at the Albion Cemetery immediately following the service.

Military Honors will be provided by the St. James Veterans Honor Guard.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in St. James, Minnesota.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Amos was baptized and confirmed at Albion Lutheran Church where he was an active life-long member.  Amos attended school at District 43 in Nelson Township. He worked as a hired hand for neighboring farmers until he entered the military where he served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army in Pusan, Korea from 1952 to 1954. He served as a military guard and ran a fuel depot. When his father died he took over the family farming operation and lived on the family farmstead until this year.

Amos will be remembered as a caretaker of the Albion cemetery, a weather watcher for the National Weather Service, and a familiar face at the Nelson Albin's Godahl Store.  He was honored in 1994 as a recipient of the Plaindealer's Warm Heart Award for being a good neighbor to those in the Godahl area.   Amos took great joy in caring for a variety of animals but was most proud of his herd of registered Charolais cattle.

Amos is survived by his sister, Betty Olson (Tom) Sanger of Kasota, MN; brother-in-law, Don Jacoby of St. James; nephew, Paul (Melissa) Jacoby of St. James; nieces, Julie Jacoby (Jeff) Nash of Ankeny, IA;  Amy Olson (Greg) Hartzler of Alpha, MN; Lisa Jacoby (Jay) Davis of Eau Claire, WI; Holly Olson (Mark) Roth of Bloomington, MN; and their families.  He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carol Jacoby of St. James; and brother-in-law, LeRoy Olson of Mankato.