Funeral service: Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church in Miles City, MT
Interment: will follow at 3:30 pm in the family lot of the Knowlton Cemetery at Knowlton, Montana
Mark Allen Forman, age 55, of Knowlton, Montana passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at his home as a result of a ranch accident.
Mark was born in Miles City, Montana on April 11, 1952, the son of Ralph and Elaine (Linendoll) Forman. He attended grade school in Miles City and graduated from CCHS in 1970. Following graduation, he attended the University of Montana. In 1973, he married Lavonne Brown at the family ranch at Knowlton, Montana. He graduated with a degree in Psychology in 1974. After graduating from the University of Montana, Mark and Lavonne returned to the Brown family ranch where they remained until the time of his death.
Mark enjoyed fly fishing, writing poetry, and being an active part of the Knowlton Community. More than anything, he loved working on the ranch where he would walk out the door every morning and look at the sky and thank the Lord for the opportunity to work another day in this beautiful place. Mark was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Farm Bureau,Ismay Community Church, and Alcoholics Anonymous, achieving 19 years of unbroken sobriety. He also enjoyed bookkeeping, and worked for 30 years as the clerk of rural school district 38, which included Knowlton, Cottonwood, and Locate schools. He also did books for Trail Creek and Riverview Schools, the Knowlton Cemetery, the Ismay Church, and the Custer County Farm Bureau. Mark was active in the community, taking care of the Knowlton School and cemetery and helping any neighbor that needed a hand.
Mark is survived by his wife, Lavonne Forman of Knowlton, MT; two sons: Levi Forman of Livermore, CA and Luke (Belinda) Forman of Billings, MT; a daughter, Lona Forman of Billings, MT; his father, Ralph Forman of Miles City, MT; his mother-in-law, Ruth Brown of Miles City, MT; two brothers, Jim (Marilyn) Forman of Miles City, MT and Jerry (Elaine) Forman of Miles City, MT; an uncle, Rev. Kim (Mary) Forman of Seattle, WA; Special friends, Brian and Jill Hildebrand and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Elaine and a nephew, Tucker Ray Logan.
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Tom Angier says
Lavonne: I just found this site. Only 5 years late. (I used to write descriptive letters requesting permission to hunt on the ranch)
Greg Smith (my side kick) and I were sad to learn of the loss of our friend Mark. As a recovering alcholic myself, it’s always hard to see someone who managed to beat the monkey, only to live a shortened life.
Mark and I had numerous conversations on life. I still miss him.
Tom Angier,
713 Lincoln Av SW
Wadena MN 56482
tng7045@gmail.com
Tucker Bolton says
Mark, my dear friend and poetic comrade. Glenna and I have been lured back to MC by the nonsense of kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I suppose this is my last adventure as I am now seventy four. Sorry you can’t be here to see what tomorrow brings. There will probably be no more getting caught skinny dipping in the Powder River. The “adventure Gods” no longer follow me as I have become boring and invisible, like all old men but it sure would be nice to have you here to remenise with. I think of you fondly and often.
AD Ramsey says
It’s been over 15 years since Mark passed, but I’m just now adding a memory. As a child, I always thought Mark was a very cool movie character. He was quiet and manly, and also gentle and incredibly funny. He wore “cowboy” clothes, rode horses, drove a truck, and did stuff on big tractors, just like guys I watched on TV and read about in comic books. He was a subtle, important, and long-lasting influence on two nephews he had in Denver, that grew up in a city a world apart from the Foremans, Logans, and Browns. Most importantly, Mark always seemed like a great father and husband to his three kids and wife respectively. A genuine good guy.