Joseph M. Forini, 73, of 727 Hill St., Ironwood, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Hurley, following a brief illness.      He was born Sept. 9, 1936, in Ironwood, son of the late Angelo and Maria (Trussardi) Forini, attended grade school in Anvil Location, Bessemer, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1954. He then received undergraduate and master's degrees from Northern Michigan University in Marquette in mathematics.      Joe began his 40-yr. teaching career at Standish High School in Standish, Mich., teaching math there for four years. He then taught math at Duluth East High School in Duluth, Minn. for one year, then at Wakefield High School in Wakefield for 35 years, retiring in 1998.      He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood and a former Lector at Christ the King Parish in Ramsay. He also was a member of the Michigan Education Association and the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and doing Sudoku math puzzles. He also was a huge Chicago Cubs and Green Bay Packer fan. He especially enjoyed traveling to Chicago with his beloved wife to visit their daughter.       JOE WAS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FATHER AND WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED.      He was married to the former Jean T. Wilcheck on July 10, 1965, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. She survives.      Also surviving are his daughter, Jeanine Forini, Chicago; a brother-in-law, Ken (Mary) Long, Lake Bluff, Ill.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.      Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary, in infancy; and an uncle, John Lancetti.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 2, at 11 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church, with a luncheon reception to follow at Manny's in Ironwood.      Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      Friends may call in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday.      Pallbearers will be Richard and Steven Long, Paul and David Fudaly, Mark Simmons and Mel Rutlin.      To view Joe's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood