Irene Fisk

OTTUMWA:  Irene Fisk, 90, of Ottumwa, Iowa died January 5, 2009 at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa.  She was born January 29, 1918 in Taylor County, Iowa to Bird Thomas and Ida Whiteside Piper.  She married Ival Kern Fisk July 20, 1940 in Lancaster, Missouri.  He preceded her in death January 16, 1975.  She was a member of the Willard Street United Methodist Church and was a founder of the Dicettes Bunco Club in which she belonged to for over 30 years.  An avid reader, she enjoyed crafts and spending time with her grandchildren. 

She is survived by a daughter, Janet (Jim) Baggs of Ottumwa, Iowa; a son, Richard Fisk of Horn Lake, Mississippi; 2 grandchildren, Michael Anthony (Sara) Patkin of Ankeny, Iowa, Kathryn Baggs of Iowa City, Iowa; 3 great-grandchildren, Morgan, Alex and Audrey Patkin all of Ankeny; a sister, Lorene Simmons of Drakesville, Iowa; and a brother, Paul Piper of Mission, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Carol Patkin; 2 grandchildren, Tracy Jo and Jill Patkin; 2 brothers, Fred and Charlie Piper.