- Date Of Birth: March 28, 1931
- Date Of Death: December 1, 2010
- State: Connecticut
Robert Edward Forsberg, 79, of Portland, husband of Julie (Kundolf) Forsberg for 56 years, passed away on Wednesday, December 1st at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Middletown on March 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Edward A. and Abbie Deming (Hubbard) Forsberg. Bob grew up in Portland attending local schools and also attended Bryant College in Rhode Island. He served in the U.S. Army deploying to Korea from 1952 to 1954. After returning from Korea, he and Julie married that year and went on to raise four sons. Bob worked as a Leaver’s Lace Designer at Wilcox Lace in Middletown and worked at Pratt and Whitney in North Haven for 36 years. In 1981, Bob and Julie relocated from East Haven to Portland and have resided there since. Besides his wife, he is survived by his sons; Robert L. Forsberg and his wife, Robin Christensen, Edward W. Forsberg, Richard K. Forsberg and his wife, Betty Maars and Marty G. Forsberg; the delight of his life, his granddaughter, Ashlie Rose Forsberg; his sister-in-law, Betsey Garcia; his niece, Anna Huie and a great niece, Taylor Huie.
