Anita M. Forkin Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Anita M. Forkin (Orland Park, Illinois), who passed away on July 19, 2025, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Anita farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Anita is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Eugene Forkin Jr.; her parents, Eric Oberg and Astrid Oberg; and her brother Ted Oberg. She is survived by: her son Eugene Forkin (Joan Restko); and her grandchildren, Ellie (Ian), Jennifer (Jolene) and Connor.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 24th 2025 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Robert J. Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home - Orland Park (9000 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462). A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 24th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location.
Interment Good Shepherd CemeteryIn lieu of flowers donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959, http://www.stjude.org. would be appreciated.
