Memorial
Isabel Richardson, 94, of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday September 6, 2017, at Scenic Manor Care Facility in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday at Linn Grove Presbyterian Church, north of Mount Vernon, where a visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. until service time. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include a son, Larry and wife, Kathy of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, twin daughters, Linda Moore of Appleton, Wisconsin, and Lana Hartl and husband Dave of Iowa Falls, a brother, Maurice Minor, and twin sister, Edith Lyon, both of Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, four step-great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Clair, her parents, sisters, Irene and Lois, and a brother, Glenn.
Isabel was born May 17, 1923, the daughter of Taylor and Ella Minor in rural Linn County. She graduated from Martelle High School in 1941 and attended Cosmetology School in Cedar Rapids. She worked as a beautician for a number of years. She married Clair Richardson on September 10, 1943 at Linn Grove Presbyterian Church north of Mt. Vernon. Together they farmed and took over management of Linn Mutual Insurance Agency in Mount Vernon in 1964 until retirement in 1987. She was a member of Linn Grove Presbyterian Church, Ladies Aid Society, New Century Club and volunteered for years at St. Luke’s Hospital. In 2006 she moved to Scenic Living Communities in Iowa Falls.
She enjoyed sewing and knitting and being with her grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established by the family.