Forrest "Frosty" Ward

NORWALK, IOWA: Forrest “Frosty” Ward, 55, of Norwalk formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Norwalk. Memorial services will be held 1:30 PM Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City with Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. The family will greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Friday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City. Private family inurnment will take place in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield. Memorials may be directed to the Forrest Ward Memorial Fund.

Frosty was born April 13, 1960 in Mason City the son of Donald A. and Virginia L. (Doughty) Ward. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1978. Frosty attended North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) then received his BA degree from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. He later received his Master’s degree from Western Illinois University. Frosty became a teacher in the Maquoketa school system and later the Mason City school system. Most recently, he was substitute teaching in Saydel. Frosty had been married to Jennifer Yoder. To this union were born two daughters.

Frosty is survived by his children, Carly Ward, a student at the University of Iowa and Maggie Ward of Marion; grandson, Bently; mother, Virginia L. Ward of Mason City; sisters, Beverly (Bob) Horner of Mason City, Rebecca Mackin of Palm Beach, Florida, Jennifer Leisinger of Ventura, California, Donna (Gary Rosenthal) Sklavenitis of Mason City and Mary Beth Coon of Norwalk; several nieces and nephews.

Frosty was preceded in death by his father.