Forrest J. Umsted, 86, of La Crosse and formerly of Kasson, died on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center.
He was born on Nov. 27, 1932 in Dayton, Iowa, to Forrest and Ida (Beckman) Umsted. He grew up in Harcourt, Iowa and graduated from Harcourt High School in 1950. On May 1, 1955, he married his life’s love, Karen Stewart, and they were together until her death in 2005.