┌── Jacob Joseph Forster
                                                         │    1836-1914 
                            ┌── Philip Charles Forster ──┤
                            │    1868-1947               │
                            │                            └── Cidona Benz
                            │                                 1840-1910 
Philip Charles Forster ─────┤
B: 1912                     │                            ┌── Frantisek Seraph Wit
D: 1997                     │                            │
                            └── Maria Wit ───────────────┤
                                 1874-1963               │
                                                         └── Katerina Pesla
M: Doranne Virginia Pichler

Philip Charles Forster     [ID 00022]

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Born Sep 24 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; 7 P.M., 8 lbs.^1,2,3,4  

Phil's nickname as a child (within his family) was "Flip".  

He married Doranne Virginia Pichler, Apr 10 1937, St. Joseph's Church, Chicago.^1,2  Phil and Doranne's marriage was performed by Phil's brother, Father Al Forster.¹  Doranne, daughter of Bartholomous "Bert" Pichler & Marie "Mitzi" Hochkofler, was born Feb 3 1918, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.^2,3,5,6  

Children:³

Phil and family were shown in the 1940 census (Apr 11 1940), 7242 [south] Bell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois:³

Philip Charles Forster died Apr 24 1997² [Apr 25 1997⁵], Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas².  

Doranne died Nov 1 2005, Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois; age 87.^2,5,6  

Doranne's obituary was publised in "The Libertyville Review" (Libertyville, Illinois) on November 11, 2005:⁶

Doranne V. Forster Doranne Virginia Forster, 87, formerly of Libertyville and Wadsworth, died Nov. 1 in Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.   She was born Feb. 3, 1918 in Great Falls, Montana and before retirement to Arkansas had been a Lake County resident for more than 28 years.   She was a former member of St. Joseph Parish and a member of the Guild of the B.V.M.   Mrs. Forster had been employed at Libertyville High School and belonged to the Saints & Swingers Square Dance Club.  She was an avid crafter and spent any free time reading.   She is survived by her children, Philip C. (the late Dorothy) Forster of Wisc., Tom (Joan) Forster of Mo., Kathy (Bill) Boysen of Ariz., Bob (Elizabeth) Forster of Wildwood, Ray (Sandy) Forster of Gurnee and Marian (Ted) Garcia of Ariz.; 28 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and her sisters, Catherine Peterson and Viola Fredrick, both of Burbank, Ill.   She was preceded in death by her husband Philip C. Forster in 1997; a granddaughter; and two sisters, Mary Springer and Helen Hansen; and two infant brothers.   Funeral services were held Nov. 4 from McMurrough Funeral Chapel, Libertyville.  Mass was offered at St. Joseph Church in Libertyville.  Interment was in Heber Springs, Ariz. [sic] If desired, memorials are requested to the American Lung Assn.

Photo: Philip Charles Forster with children Raymond, Bob and Marian, and mother Marie Witt Forster ⁷

Social Security information for Philip Charles Forster: 324-09-0614

Social Security information for Doranne Virginia Pichler: 355-10-0281

Sources

1. The Philip Forster family bible, dated (copyright) 1883, in the possession of Lillian (Forster) Hinshaw (1).
2. Ancestry Family Tree data posted by Carol Talbert ("caroltalbert").
3. 1940 census, 13th Ward, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; roll T627-948, ED 103-888, page 6A, line #34, household #91.
4. Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922; http://www.ancestry.com.
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Obituary of Doranne Virginia Forster; "The Libertyville Review", Nov 11 2005;
   "Obituary Collection", http://www.ancestry.com.
7. Ancestry Family Tree data "Forster- Pichler Family Tree" posted by "eforster1313" (Robert Forster).

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