Joseph Mark Forte
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Joseph Mark Forte, 83, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, in Washington Hospital, after a brief illness.
He was born August 5, 1929, in Ellsworth, a son of Angelo and Anna Forte.
He was a 1947 graduate of Ellsworth High School.
A veteran, Mr. Forte served with the U.S. Air Force as a sergeant from 1947 to 1950.
Mr. Forte retired from Bethlehem Mines, where he worked as an electrician in the Wilson shop.
He was a member of Ave Maria Parish, Bentleyville, and the parish choir.
Mr. Forte also was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 5826 and American Legion Post 165, both of Bentleyville, and United Mine Workers of America Local 1197.
His wife, Dorothy J. Grahman Forte, survives. They were married February 19, 1949, at Scott Air Force base in Illinois.
Also surviving are two children, Thomas Forte (Tammy) of Orlando, Fla., and Jane Guaetta (Chad) of Hummelstown; nine grandchildren, Beth, Jessica, Lyndsay, Allegra, Nicole, Michaela, Joseph, Max and Cameron; a great-grandson, Owen; a sister, Theresa Condrich of Cleveland, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Jane Forte of New Canaan, Conn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a son, Michael J. Forte; three brothers, Joe, who died in infancy, Peter A. and Dan Forte; and four sisters, Deminica “May” Cario, Vincenza “Vinnie” Forte, Jennie V. Denicola and Mary Cacio.
Friends are welcome from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, where a prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, February 9, followed at 10 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial in Ave Maria Parish, Bentleyville, with the Rev. Edward L. Yuhas as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Luke Cemetery of Ave Maria Parish, Bentleyville, with military rites by American Legion Post 165. The Knights of Columbus will pray the rosary at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, www.themmrf.org. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message, order flowers and share photos.