Lorretta May Fortner August 7, 1939 - August 12, 2024 DECATUR - Lorretta May Fortner, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:45 PM, on Monday, August 12, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM To 6:00 PM, on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 407 E. Eldorado St. Decatur, IL. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, on Monday, August 19, 2024, also at the church. Father Chris Comerford will celebrate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Assumption, IL. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or Anderson Shaffer. Lorretta was born on August 7, 1939, in Ramsey, IL, a daughter of John Melvin and Ina Gertrude Murkin Sanders. She married Ralph J. "Joe" Fortner on August 10, 1957, in Decatur, IL, and he passed away on July 14, 2017. Surviving children include: Ina (Gary) Brown, Nina McDonald, Ralph (Teresa) Fortner, Jr., Melvin (Tami) Fortner, and Cecilia Schaffer. Surviving grand

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/herald-review/name/lorretta-fortner-obituary?id=55868863