John Morley Forman Sr.

November 6, 1929 - January 2, 2023
In loving Memory ~
John Morley Forman Sr. who passed away peacefully on January 2, 2023 in Chilliwack, B.C. at the age of 93 years.
John was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on November 6, 1929. He was the seventh of nine children born to Herbert Ewart Forman and Jane Monroe Campbell.
John's faith in God was the guiding force in his life. He was always actively involved in a local church of Christ; serving, teaching, leading.
As John's father was a train engineer John grew to love railroading at an early age. He was a brakeman on the railroad from his mid teens until after his fifth child was born. John will be remembered in the Upper Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon as the postmaster at Yarrow and Boston Bar post offices, as community service driver for Chilliwack Community Service, and as a friendly storyteller and lover of song.
John is survived by his seven children: Velma Forman, Alice (Lindsay) Peterson, Joan (Steward) Gould, Shirley (Steve) Clarkson, Debbie (Jerry) Roy, John (Barbara) Forman, and Maureen (Burns) Matkin, his brother Lloyd Forman, sister-in-law Lonnie (Jim) Forman, twenty-five grandchildren, forty-four great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by his wife of nearly seventy-one years Margaret Alice (Bell) Forman, his eldest son Douglas Morley Forman, and seven of his eight siblings.
The funeral was held on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 at Henderson's Funeral Home, Chilliwack, B.C. Internment took place following at Vedder View Gardens Cemetery, 44675 Watson Road, Chilliwack, B.C. Six of John's grandsons and great grandsons were the pallbearers.
John's family wishes to thank all those that have been involved in Dad's care for the past ten years at both Waverly Seniors Village and Valleyhaven Retirement Community as well as Dr. J. Kennedy. Your kindness and compassion will not be forgotten.
In memory of John a donation may be made to a food bank of your choice.