Carl B. Forster Jr.

Carl B. Forster, 82, of Meriden, husband of 50 years to the late Patricia Patry Forster, passed away June 24, 2017 at Hartford Hospital.

He was born in Meriden on May 5, 1935, a son of the late Carl and Florence Filipek Forster Sr.

He was a graduate of Meriden High School where he lettered in football, class of 1953. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was an industrial roofing foreman for many years working out of Roofers Local 9. He worked for G.R. Cummings Company in Meriden and Peterson of West Hartford.

He was very active in the affairs of Roofers Local 9 where served on the executive board before becoming vice president and a trustee. He then became the business manager and financial secretary and chairman of the trustees. He was a member of the Hartford-New Britain Building Trades, the Norwich-New London Building Trades, the Northeast District Council of Roofers, the Hartford Labor Council, and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.

He is survived by his sons, Carl B. Forster III and his wife Pat of Southington and Jayson Forster and his wife Heather of Meriden; his daughter, Serina Gradwell and her husband Robert of Plainfield; his brother Paul Forster; his sister, Betty Manfred; 9 grandchildren, especially Jacob Gradwell whom he helped raise; and 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services and burial will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of The Wallingford Funeral home, 809 North Main Street Ext., Wallingford. (www.wallingfordfh.com)