Mary Therese Forte, 89, of Mendelson Assisted Living Facility of Waterford, MI, passed away on Saturday December 24, 2011. She was the loving mother of five children and is survived by daughter Susan Forte; her son, Randall Forte and wife Johanna; her son Paul Forte and wife Barbara; her son John Forte and wife Karen; her daughter Natalie Forte; and eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was married for sixty-four years to Victor Forte who died in 2006. Born in Soules, France, she was the daughter of Celeste and Louis Canova of Thayerton, Pennsylvania.