Wisor, LaVon F.

LaVon F. Wisor, 71, of Iowa City, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at her home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Villa Nova Cemetery, rural Clinton County. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. Friends may also greet the family at the church on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until service time.

LaVon was born in Pocahontas, Iowa on Jan. 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, Neb. On Sept. 26, 1964, LaVon married Bob Wisor in Pocahontas. They farmed on the Wisor family farm near Elvira 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 DeWitt; sons, Mark and Matt of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Karen (Jack) De Wolf of Rolfe, Iowa and Therese (Bruce) Gaps of Seymour, Tenn.; brother, Thomas (Faye) Peters of Westminster, Colo.; two grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the LaVon Wisor Memorial Fund, with contributions being directed to the American Cancer Society or to St. Joseph Catholic School in DeWitt.

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Published Jan. 7, 2012, in The Gazette