for the Silver Keg Feeders, and he was also a member of the Macedonia Community School Board. He was an active member of the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Scottish Rite, and the Shriners. Gerald was also president and voting delegate for the West Pottawattamie Farm Bureau and was a member of the Soybean Promotion Board. In addition, he served on the Pottawattamie County Condemnation Jury Panel and the Pottawattamie County Board of Adjustment. Gerald was an active member of the Macedonia United Methodist Church, singing in the choir for 65 years. Gerald was a charter member of Grist Mill, and he participated in many of their productions and events throughout the years. He was a long-time volunteer at both Jennie Edmundson Hospital and the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs. When Gerald retired from farming, he moved with his wife Gerry to Treynor, Iowa, where he was a member of the Treynor City Council for 12 years. Gerald was also a charter member of the Treynor Optimist Club. In their retirement, Gerald and Gerry traveled extensively with the Friendship Force, a cultural exchange group that promotes peace and friendship in the world. Gerald also enjoyed working part-time at Bluffs Run for 25 years. In 2010 Gerald was honored as the "Iowan Of The Day" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Gerald moved to The Heritage at Fox Run in 2011, where he enjoyed participating in numerous field trips and activities. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Gerry, his son, Iowa House Representative Greg Forristall, his infant daughter Gloria, and his brothers Ivan, Paul, and Laverne. He is survived by his children Gary Forristall (Diane), Gayle Forristall (Marga), and Gerianne Forristall Darnell (George); daughter-in-law Carol Forristall; grandchildren Hillary Forristall Hughes (John), Kevin Forristall (Vanessa), Philip Forristall, Stephanie Forristall, and Thomas Forristall; great-grandchildren Luke Forristall, Katherine Hughes, Lily Forristall, David Hughes, and Jude Forristall; great-nephew James Hogsett Jr., niece Kathy Novak (Tom), niece Joanne Forristall, and many other nieces, nephews, and friends. The family would like to thank the staff at Fox Run in Council Bluffs for the wonderful care that Gerald received
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