Mary J. Forecki

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Mary Forecki Obituary

Name: Visitation for Mary J. Forecki
Start: 2015-11-06T15:30:00.000Z
End: 2015-11-06T17:00:00.000Z
Location: ST. JOHN PAUL II PARISH at St. Helen Church

Forecki, Mary J. (Nee Kapmarski ) Born to Eternal Life Monday, November 02, 2015. Age 85 years. Devoted wife of the late Donald Forecki. Loving daughter of the late Joseph and Alfreda Kapmarski. Further survived by other cousins, relatives and friends. Visitation FRIDAY, November 6, 2015 from 9:30-11:00 AM at ST. JOHN PAUL II PARISH at St. Helen Church, 3329 S. 10th St. Milwaukee. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Interment to follow St. Adalbert Cemetery. Mary retired as a kindergarten teacher from the Milwaukee Public Schools. She was also an active parish leader for many years at St. Helen's Church and now St. John Paul II Parish. She was most proud of being a sister of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Alpha Alpha Chapter. If desired, memorials to the Polish Center of Wisconsin or the Schiltz Audubon Nature Center are appreciated.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Nov. 4, 2015.

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Nora Taranowski

November 12, 2015

We wish to send the family and close friends our deepest sympathy. Don, Mary, and Alfreda were good friends with a couple I considered my "second parents." When my brother and I were children, we spent some holidays with them. They were loving, warm, and welcoming. I remember Mary's owl memorabilia. Alfreda baked the best pecan finger cookies. I still have a bookmark and owl necklace that Alfreda crocheted. Mary and Alfreda attended our wedding and reception. Mary was at our baby shower; my son is 11 now. We have not seen Mary in years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Nora Taranowski

November 11, 2015

We wish to send the family our deepest sympathy. Don, Mary, and her mother, Alfreda, were friends with a couple that I considered my "second parents." When my brother and I were children, we spent some holidays with them. I remember that Mary had lots of owl memorabilia in their home. "Grandma" Alfreda made the best pecan finger cookies. They were loving, warm, and welcoming. I still have a bookmark and owl necklace that Alfreda crocheted. Mary and Alfreda attended our wedding and reception. Mary was at our baby shower; our son is 11 now. It has been years since we have seen her. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

November 6, 2015

Mary was one of the first teachers I met when I first started teaching kindergarten. She was a role model and mentor to me and she will be missed. I can only thank her for everything she taught me as a kindergarten teacher. Rest now Mary with your dear Don. You've waited long enough.

Annual Lincoln Ave. luncheon 8/14 with Nancy Zimmer and Judy Meetz

Laurie Black

November 6, 2015

Barbara Campbell

November 5, 2015

I taught with Mary at Tippecanoe. She was a wonderful teacher as well as a kind and caring person. I know she touched many hearts. My condolences to her close friends and family.
Barb Campbell

Cheryl M

November 5, 2015

I heard the name Mrs. Forecki when my brother first went to kindergarten the year before me. When I entered kindergarten, I felt like I already knew her. I vividly remember her playing the piano and singing: It's time to cleeeean up! when play period was over and nap time was to begin. Even though our class was only day, I have many happy memories from back then.

When I was 17 and graduating high school, a classmate and I went to visit Mrs. Forecki's classroom on Senior Skip Day during Senior Week. Karen and I peaked in the door and Mrs. Forecki saw us and her face lit up immediately. Come in! Come in! she said, How nice of you to visit! Then she gathered the children around us and said, These young ladies were once my students, just like you. Now they are all grown up, and they have come to visit us! The children's eyes were wide with awe. We felt like celebrities! Mrs. Forecki took us around the old familiar classroom and we looked at the little homemaker's area and the painting easels. Everything looked as we remembered it, but we marveled at how tiny all the furniture was! It was a wonderful visit I will never forget.

Over the years, I saw Mrs. Forecki at several social gatherings. I always made a point of saying hello and she would inquire about my education and then my career. During a party at a mutual friend's home - not too long ago -- we were among a group of women talking and laughing. As we were chatting, she smiled and gently said, You may call me Mary'. For a moment, I was at a loss for words. I suspect my addressing her as "Mrs. Forecki" may have been making her feel her age. Thank you, Mrs. FffMary' I said, I will try. But I hope you'll forgive me if I forget and still call you Mrs. Forecki', since that is how I have addressed you out of respect for so long -- just like my parents taught me. She laughed and said, Well, alright but only YOU can call me that! I'll always remember our interaction on that day -- the day Mary graduated me from student' to peer'.