Marie Elizabeth (Betty) FORTE^{[1, 2, 3]}

1918 - 2004  (85 years)

• Name	Marie Elizabeth (Betty) FORTE
  Born	19 Sep 1918	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Apr 2004	Columbus, Franklin, OH, USA   [4]
  Buried	4 May 2004	Blendon Central Cemetery, Westerville, Franklin, OH, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I309	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Norman Leroy FORTE, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1980, Erie, Erie, PA, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Theresia Rosa LINK,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1958, Erie, Erie, PA, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1915	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F6223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles B. TRUXAL,   d. 10 Nov 1987, , Franklin, OH
  Married	26 Nov 1936	Cumberland, , MD
  Children	1. Melissa TRUXAL
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  She graduated from Westmont High School in 1937. Betty took free training classes at Penn State that enabled her to worke as an inspector for the ordinance section of the Navy Dept. at the Conshohocken plant in Norristown, PA during World War II. She literally had to live away from her husband to join in the service. They had expected her husband to be drafted at the time and this gave her a way to help her country and earn $35.00 a week salary while he was gone. (F-653) She and her husband had a daughter, Melissa and adopted twin boys named William and John. The boys moved away as young adults and have not been heard of in years. Betty's obituary is as follows from the Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio: TRUXAL Marie E. "Betty" Truxal, age 86, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio died on April 30 2004 at her daughter's home. Member of Church of Our Lady. Veteran of WW II-USAAF. Preceded in death by husband Charles "Jack" Truxal, brothers Henry L. Forte, Norman L. Forte, and William B. Forte. Survived by daughter, Melissa (Ronald) Barber; sister, Doris (John) Dudick; sisters-in-law, Anne P. Forte and Lois E. James; and brother-in-law, Mark (Wilma) Truxal and grandchildren, Nathan B. (Kelley) Doerfler, Roger J. (Heather) Doerfler, and Timothy C. Doerfler; two great grandchildren, Kyle Douglas and Ethan Chase Doerfler; and several nieces and nephews. Friend may call at the HILL FUNERAL HOME, 220 S. State St., Westerville 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Paul Catholic Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville. Interment Blendon Central Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2678] Hank and Rae Forte Interviewed by L. Dudick 198? In Linda Coate files. [S3141] Betty Forte Truxal interviewed by Linda Coate on Aug. 28, 1998 (F-585). [S2619] Forte Family Directory, July 1996. [S3146] Obituary for Betty Forte Truxal (The Columbus Dispatch, May 2, 2004 edition).