Loretta ( Lorrie) Cappelletty, age 82, passed away on September 13, 2021 at Flower Hospital with family at her bedside. She was born on August 1, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Patrick Aurelio Valdes and Dorothy Cora (DeViney) Valdes.

Lorrie was a 1957 Saint Ursula Academy graduate and went on to further her education at Lourdes College where she enjoyed studying art and psychology. She was greatly influenced in her own pursuit of abstract art by her grandfather, Jesse DeViney, a well known Toledo artist whose paintings were shown at the Toledo Museum of Art. Lorrie was very successful as a Weight Watcher lecturer by helping several of her members achieve over 100 lbs in weight loss from 1971-1991. She then worked at the Lion Store from 1991-1998, and Dillard’s from 1998 until retiring in 2014. A strong woman of faith, her religion was very important to her. She cherished her family and loved spending time with them; she adored her children and grandchildren. Lorrie will be remembered by her strong will, feisty personality, and her love for people.

Those left to forever cherish her memory are her daughters, Denise Bartja, Kim Cappelletty, Gina (Mark) Ansted, Rosemarie Cappelletty, Helen Cappelletty; grandchildren; William Bartja III, Benjamin (Ally) Bartja, Elizabeth Bartja, Barry Bigelow, Brian Bigelow, Brandon (Kayla) Ansted, David Ansted, Roy Ansted, Ashley Cappelletty, Stephen Davis, AJ Brown, Joshua Brown, Harrison Malak; great grandchildren; William Bartja IV, Bella Bartja, Harley Bartja, Benjamin Bartja II, Cole Bigelow, Max Davis, Cadence Davis.

Lorrie is preceded in death by her parents and by her siblings; Patrick D Valdes, Dolores Trondle (Valdes), brother-in-law; Larry Trondle, nephew; Jeffrey Valdes, son-in-law; William Bartja II.

Family and friends may visit at the Newcomer Funeral Home, 4150 West Laskey Road, Toledo, Ohio, 43623, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, where her funeral service will be at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park. A special memory or online condolence may be expressed to the family by visiting www.NewcomerToledo.com.