Stanley
Alphonse
Fornwald
STANLEY ALPHONSE FORNWALD
September 1, 1928 – April 28, 2022
With Praise and Thanksgiving for a life well lived we the family of Stanley Fornwald would like to announce his passing at the age of 93.
Dad’s greatest joy was his Roman Catholic Faith and it brought him great comfort in his last days on his earthly journey. His daily Rosary devotion to our Blessed Mother was an inspiration to his family.
Stanley is survived by his loving and devoted wife Dorothy of 65 years and his children: Blaise (Diane), Gerard (Carol), Lyle (Kyla), Jacqueline (Dan) Wanner, Anna-Marie (Dean) Lemieux, Lisa (Terry) Fuchs and Jason (Dena); as well as 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren: Lyndsay (Steven) Leslie, River, Shay, & Van Leslie, Samantha (Jared Erickson), Banks Erickson, Michael Fornwald, Luke & Leah Fornwald, Boston, Asia, & Willow Wanner, Austin, Lucia (Ryan Fleischhacker), & Dalton Lemieux, Bond, Saije, & Rhett Fuchs, Dirk, Sydney, & Camille Fornwald. He is also survived by his siblings: Martha Mantei, Jeannette Fleck, and Mary Anne Walter; as well as in-laws: Marguerite Fornwald, Marjorie Fornwald, Anne Johner, Henry Peters, Joe & Jan Tarnes, Marjorie Heidinger, Bonna Tarnes, Margaret & Dale Norris, Richard & Betty Anne Tarnes and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents: Vitus & Anna Fornwald; his father and mother-in-law: Joseph & Katherine Tarnes; brothers: Henry and Jonas, including Peter and Jacob in infancy; his brothers-in-law: Albert Mantei, Raymond Fleck, Richard Walter, Frank Johner, Johnny Bespflug, Joe Heidinger, Albert Tarnes, and Dennis Tarnes; sisters-in-law: Pauline Peters, and Bernice Bespflug.
The Prayer Service was be held on Sunday May 1, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. and the Funeral Mass was held on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Anthony Phung Tran the Celebrant. Both services took place at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Lampman, Sask. A luncheon was held in the parish hall immediately following the Funeral Mass, after which interment took place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, Sask.
For the next 90 days, a video recording of the Funeral Mass will be available, using this link: https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=74175f5a-de8c-4221-a2cc-c7920519f925.
In lieu of flowers, family and friends so wishing may make a donation in memoriam, to a charity which was very dear to Dad’s heart – Pro-Life Estevan & Area, Inc., Box 1829, Estevan, SK S4A 2X8, or Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish, Box 28, Lampman, SK S0C 1N0.
Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Fornwald family – Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.