LaVon F. Wisor

WISOR, QUINLAN, PETERS, SCHOEL, DE WOLF, GAPS

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 1/11/2012 at 11:02:02

LaVon F. Wisor, 71, of Iowa City passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012, at her home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am Tuesday, January 10 at St. Patrick Catholic Church of Iowa City with the Very Reverend Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial will be held at 2:30 pm on Tuesday at the Villa Nova Cemetery in rural Clinton County, IA. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-7 pm at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30 pm. Friends may also greet the family at the church on Tuesday from 9 am until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the LaVon Wisor Memorial Fund with the contributions being directed to the American Cancer Society or to St. Joseph Catholic School in De Witt, IA.
LaVon was born in Pocahontas, IA on January 5, 1941, the daughter of Anthony and Mary Quinlan Peters. She graduated from Pocahontas Catholic School in 1959 and attended the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, NE. On September 26, 1964, LaVon married Bob Wisor in Pocahontas. They farmed on the Wisor family farm near Elvira, IA and following that she worked for the State Health Registry of Iowa in Iowa City.
She enjoyed playing softball and darts, studied piano and liked to play bridge. LaVon truly enjoyed spending time with her family and especially cherished the times she spent with her children and grandchildren.
LaVon is survived by her husband Bob; her daughter Stephanie (Mike) Schoel of De Witt, IA; sons Mark and Matt of Atlanta, GA; sisters Karen (Jack) De Wolf of Rolfe, IA, Therese (Bruce) Gaps of Seymour, TN; brother Thomas (Faye) Peters of Westminster, CO; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.