Marie Elizabeth (Betty) Forte

1918 - 2004  (85 years)

• Name	Marie Elizabeth (Betty) Forte  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Sep 1918	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Apr 2004	Columbus, Franklin, OH, USA   [4]
  Burial	4 May 2004	Blendon Central Cemetery, Westerville, Franklin, OH, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I10816	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Norman Leroy Forte, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Dec 1980, Erie, Erie, PA, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Theresia Rosa Link,   b. 22 Feb 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Aug 1958, Erie, Erie, PA, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Jul 1915	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles B. Truxal   d. 10 Nov 1987, , Franklin, OH
  Marriage	26 Nov 1936	Cumberland, , MD
  Children	1. Living Doerfler  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• 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 Wor 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

  [S1692] Forte Family Directory, July 1996. [S134] Hank and Rae Forte Interviewed by L. Dudick 198? In Linda Coate files. [S2565] Betty Forte Truxal interviewed by Linda Coate on Aug. 28, 1998 (F-585). [S2566] Obituary for Betty Forte Truxal (The Columbus Dispatch, May 2, 2004 edition).