Isabel Forman Obituary (1923 - 2013)

Medora, Iowa Avis (Isabel) Forman, 90 years old, passed away on September 8, 2013 at Mercy hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Isabel was born April 15, 1923 in Medora, Iowa; the daughter of Viril and Zola (Taggart) Edwards. She was united in marriage to Fred Forman March 13, 1942 in Ames, Iowa. After raising their two sons, Joe and Steve she went to work in Des Moines for Blue Cross Blue Shield and Lutheran Hospital before retiring. Isabel lived her entire life in the Medora/Indianola area until 2012 when she moved to Elizabeth, IL. to a nursing home where she made new friends who took very good care of her. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred in 1990; sister, Nancy (Russell) Kennedy and her parents. Surviving are her sons, Joe (Joan) and Steve (Michele) Forman; grandchildren, Mark (Drineen) Forman, Kent (Sandy) Forman, Kirk (Amy) Forman and Teri (Scott) Courtney; great grandchildren, Charlie, Maggie, Harry, Will, Olivia, Marissa, Allison Forman and Briana and Payton Courtney. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013, preceded by her visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. all at Peterson Funeral Home in Indianola, Iowa. A luncheon will follow services before going to New Virginia for burial. Online condolences can be made to www.petersonfuneralservice.com