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Obituary for Forrette


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Monday December 06, 1999

Theresa Marie Forrette, 74, passed away from heart complications due to a Sepsis blood poisoning condition on Saturday, December 4, 1999. She was born November 17, 1925, a daughter of George and Leona Pollak Fischer, in Clintonville, WI. Theresa moved with her family to Sioux Falls, SD in 1934 and was educated at Cathedral Grade and High School. She marrier Leo P. Skelly and was widowed in 1976. Theresa cared for her widowed mother for over 30 years, and in 1988 they came to Albuquerque. She married Robert E. Forrette on May 15, 1999, whom she had known since they were schoolmates in Sioux Falls. Theresa was an excellent homemaker and caregiver and an accomplished ballroom dancer. Her many friends knew her as a loving, generous, and vivacious woman who will be sorely missed. Theresa is survived by her husband, Robert; mother, Leona C. Fischer; two sisters, Dolores M. Norberg of Sioux Falls and Barbara Lynn of Albuquerque; and many nieces and nephews. Her only child died soon after birth. Services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 1999, 2:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas NE. Entombment will take place in St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Monday, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.