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Loretta Remish Forte, 75, of Bentleyville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 15, 2021 at Concordia Hospice of Washington - Donnell House.
She was born September 3, 1946 in New Eagle, a daughter of the late Andrew John Remish and Anna R. Ivcic Remish.
She was a 1964 graduate of the Mon Valley Catholic High School.
Loretta retired from the Washington Hospital where she worked as a secretary in the volunteer services department. Most recently, she worked as an aide for the Bentleyville Public Library.
She was a member of the Saint Katharine Drexel Parish where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.
Loretta was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Dolores 1675 and was a past Regent and a District Deputy.
Surviving are her sisters, Andrea Remish and Bernice Remish, both of Bentleyville; nephews, Joe Sekora (Traci) and Brian Morgan (Jess); great-nephew, Tristan Coyle and great-niece Jordan Sekora.
Deceased are her husband, Michael Forte; a sister, Dolly Sekora and a niece, Johnette Sekora.
Friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, where a prayer service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, December 20, 2021 followed at 10:30 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Katharine Drexel, 126 Church Street, Bentleyville with the Reverend Edward L. Yuhas, Pastor, as celebrant.
In the funeral home and church, non-vaccinated individuals are required to wear masks or facial coverings and social distancing is to be maintained.
Interment will be in Monongahela Cemetery.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will pray the Rosary at 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorials may be made to Concordia Hospice of Washington - Donnell House, 10 Leet Street, Washington, PA 15301 (www.concordialm.org), Saint Katharine Drexel or the Bentleyville Public Library, 931 Main Street, Bentleyville, PA 15314.
For those unable to attend, condolences can be sent at www.thompson-marodi.com.
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Concordia Hospice of Washington - The Donnell House
10 Leet Street, Washington PA 15301
Tel: 1-724-250-4318
Web: https://www.concordialm.org/
Saint Katharine Drexel
126 Church Street, Bentleyville PA 15314
Tel: 1-724-209-1370
Web: http://www.katharinedrexelpgh.org/online-giving
Bentleyville Public Library
931 Main Street, Bentleyville PA 15314
Web: http://www.bentleyvillepubliclibrary.org/donate