Marilyn S. Forcht, 77, of Butler, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.

She was born on Sept. 8, 1929, in Rimersburg, the daughter of Matson Craig and Edith Traister Stewart.

Mrs. Forcht was a graduate of Union High School. She worked for Dr. Alexander Hurwitz in Butler.

She was a member of the Covenant United Presbyterian Church, and enjoyed traveling, painting and playing bridge. She bowled in the Butler Country Club Bowling League.

Mrs. Forcht enjoyed spending time with her daughters and grandchildren.

She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Beck and her husband, John Beck, of Butler, and Karen McDermott and her husband, Thomas McDermott, of Charlotte, N.C.; three grandchildren, Gavin Stewart McDermott, Austin James McDermott and Madison K. McDermott, all of Charlotte; a sister, Maxine Hill of Goldsboro, N.C.; a brother, Eugene Stewart of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her former husband, James R. Forcht, who died Dec. 16, 1999; two sisters and a brother.

<B>FORCHT — </B>Friends of Marilyn S. Forcht, who died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME,</B> 124 E. North St., Butler. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, at the Covenant United Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. James E. Swanson officiating. Burial will be in the Rimersburg Cemetery in Rimersburg.Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Butler County Unit, P.O. Box 3014, Butler, PA 16003.