Daniel C. Forsch

Daniel C. Forsch, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great and great-great grandfather, hard working employee, golfing buddy, and loving Christian man, passed away peacefully in San Antonio, TX on May 29th after a hard fought battle with old age. He was 95 years young.

Daniel was born on Oct. 7, 1928 in Spokane, Washington to Myrtle Clifford Forsch and Daniel Forsch (who immigrated from Germany to the U.S. as a little boy). His father was a hard working, Christian man who worked for the railroad all his life. Dan gave credit to his father for teaching him how to live and for being the instigator of the many blessings his family has enjoyed through the years.

When Dan was 14 he met a really cute girl at the lake. Her name was Moretta Erickson. More about her later.

Dan graduated from Roger’s High School in Spokane in 1946, and soon enlisted in the Army with a group of his friends. He served in the Pacific in 1946-1948.

Upon his return home he again met Moretta. She was engaged at the time, but that soon changed. Dan and Moretta were married on March 31, 1950 in Spokane.

Dan started out as a salesman for International Harvester. He then began his career with AAFES (Army and Airforce Exchange Service) in Spokane, Washington. They moved around the western part of the U.S., as well as overseas to Okinawa, Japan twice. He retired at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. In all he worked for AAFES for 30 years and he has been retired for 39 years.

Dan and Moretta were married for 61 years and had a wonderful life travelling the world together. They were devoted parents to Kit Mathews, Daniel Forsch & Kent Forsch.

Dan was preceded in death by his beloved Moretta in 2011. He is survived by their 3 children- Kit (Jerry) Mathews, Daniel (Jennifer) Forsch, and Kent (Genevieve) Forsch; 4 grandchildren - Roger Forsch, Cliff (Melissa) Forsch, Kristi Forsch (Greg)Ott, and Kevin Forsch; 5 great grandchildren - Christopher Forsch, Katrina (Marcos) Moreno, Walker Forsch, Lincoln Forsch, and Margot Ott; and 1 great great grandchild - Marcos Moreno IV.

Dan was a life-long golfer. He loved the game and most of all he loved all the wonderful friends he made on the golf course. He played golf until he was 95, amazing us all.

He has been a member of the Arizona Lodge No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons as a Senior Life Member for 60 years. He was also a member of the Alzafar Shriners of San Antonio, TX.

We are so thankful for all the people who helped Dan through his last few years of his life. Dr. Carlos Alvarez-Meraz was his wonderful, compassionate doctor and treasured friend for 20+ years. His Physical Therapist, Trey, helped to keep him strong and lifted his spirits. His wonderful friend, Yvonne, helped him so much with his home health care needs. The doctors and nurses at Methodist Hospital were so kind and caring with him. We are so grateful to them all.

We will miss his zest for life and his love for his family and all the people around him, however we rejoice in the fact that he is in the presence of the Lord and that he and Moretta are dancing the Spokane Shuffle together again.

A visitation for Daniel will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238. A celebration of life service will occur Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238. A committal service will occur Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 10:20 AM at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209.