Isabel Fournier Obituary

FOURNIER Isabel Fournier, age 61, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 3, 2004, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on April 28, 1943, to the late Pedro Fournier and Maria Sierra, she had been an area resident for just over 10 years. Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Dolores Bercenodi, Jane Navarro (John), Marissa Fournier-Guzman (Victor), Angelica Soto (Axel); sons, Miguel Arroyo (Amy), Moses Sawyer (Maribel), Jesus Soto (Carmen); stepdaughter, Awilda Caraballo; 17 grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until time of service. Interment immediately following service in Park Cemetery, 620 Lindley St., Bridgeport. Arrangements entrusted to George J. Peterson Funeral Home, 1041 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport.

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Published by Connecticut Post on Jun. 7, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for Isabel Fournier

10 Entries

Ana DePaz

January 9, 2019

Wela,
It's going to be 15 years since you've been gone.. Im 19 now, I'm an Architecture student in college. I wish you were still here to see how far I've come, and how far I have yet to go. It still feels like we lost you just yesterday, at the time being a clueless 4 year old I didn't truly grasp the fact that you were gone. I always thought you'd be back. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of you, I miss you so much. I wish I could run to your house like my friends do with their grandmas. Instead I find myself running to the cemetery and sitting there for a while when I'm at my low points & reminisce on all the great memories I have of you. I'll NEVER forget you wela. You'll always live on in my heart. I hope your resting in peace, while you're up there tell god to leave some room for me. Till we meet again, I love you always.

-Love,
Beba (Chavelita)

Angelica Soto (Mita)

June 25, 2004

Mami

I miss you so much, part of my heart is enty because you are not here with us, I'm glad that I live with you all my life and I get best of you

you always will be with me and the grils, is not a day in our lifes that we don't miss you smile, you care & sweetness but I know the you are in a better place and that conforts me

Mami thank you for been the best mother ever, thank you for care so much for us, thank you for been you because with out you I will not be here today, I appreciated you alot

god let you enjoy me and the grils and I thank him for that

REST IN PEACE MAMI

WITH LOVE FROM ANGELICA(MITA),ANA ISABEL(BEBA)& AMITA(LA NENA)

Susan Nelson

June 22, 2004

What a lovely gift of love. This brings out Moses' talents and love for his family. Hope all is well with you and yours!

Amber Foschino

June 17, 2004

Dear Doris,

I miss having coffee with you in the morning after my son would go off to school. I miss your laugh and your smile. I miss going places with you. We have helped each other out so much! It felt so good to be your freind. Your one of the strongest people I have ever know. By the way I finally met all of your children. When I look at them I see you in. They all have a piece of that strength. You would be so proud! Don't worry they'll be okay god is watching over them. I wanted to thank you for being a mother to me when I needed you to be and, for being my bestfriend when I needed you to be. I truly am lucky to have gotten a chance to love you and feel it back.

Thank You

I LOVE YOU

Amber

Rev. Paula Santiago

June 16, 2004

I really would have like to meet Isabel before her parting, I love her son Moses and have the feeling that there must be something about her in him and I would have love to find that out. This lady was loved, by her family and by her friends, that is an indication of the kind of person she was. She was probably the light of the group, bringing her songs and her inner beauty to the different situations she was in. I imagine her laughing and making jokes, but I also imagine her being conforting, giving advice and being as helpful as she could possibly be to her family, her neighbors and her friends. When I think about her I have this feeling that she is in a good place, that she is taking care of her grandchild and that her spirit is guarding her children. When I think about her, I imagine a family reunion with "La Selecta" el "Gran Combo" y "Celia Cruz" boleros del Marco Antonio Muniz y Gilberto Monroe, all her children together, smiling, and in the backgroun, there is Isabel, happy, smiling and thanking God her kids are finally together. She is not just resting in peace, she is also resting in happiness.

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Jayne (Cuchi) Navarro

June 11, 2004

THANK YOU!

MANY THANKS TO EACH & EVERYONE OF YOU! This I say to all those that came together and gave freely and most generously toward the funeral expenses. I was amazed to see how the community of friends in the city of Bridgeport, pulled together and allowed for us to give my mother a proper funeral/burial.

You will all be happy to know that you also allowed for us to make one of my mother's prayers come true -

T'was not so long ago that she had to witness the cremation of her grandson and this was heartbreaking for her.

She grieved and had cried because she could not afford him a burial.

Now his urn resides within her casket and they have been laid to rest together.

This was Jesus (Pito's) gift to Mommy.

Angelica (Mita) carried out the collections.

Moses invited the Minister.

Marissa made Mom look beautiful and she and Victor funded generously.

Michael relayed Mommy's hopes and dreams for each of her children.

I bought Mommy her last dress and sang "Amazing Grace" as they lowered her casket into the ground.

There were other family members and friends that helped out in other way's as well..... Thank you all!

We were also able to create a CD of Mommy singing and compile some of her favorite songs. housed within a jacket with her picture on the cover - made in memory of her.

This was and is all so very special because it brought us all together and brought about closure to a once very broken home. For we were not all raised by our mother, you see and this allowed that we all meet for the first time, at the same time and in the same room with Mommy - with the exception of her eldest child, Dolores(we do hope that we will all meet and see you real soon).

My message to each one of my siblings: We were able to achieve all this and WE did it! WE have been given this opportunity to reunite and REALIZE what it takes to BE a family! Let us hold on, with all due respect for one another and for OUR mother.

THIS is all WE have left from Mommy - she gave birth to each of us and WE ARE ALL her GIFTS from GOD. AMEN!

Much Love & Eternally Grateful,

Miguel Arroyo

June 10, 2004

Isabel (Doris) Fournier was my long lost mother. Before I found her there was an empty space in my soul, that continued to grow until the very day I found her. So many questions needed to be answered and I recieved those answers in abundance. On the last days we spent together she wanted me to spend every waking moment with her, more than possible for me to give . As I look back I wish I could have given her more of my time. She was a true puerto rican woman. She was a lady, a mother, a friend, a survivor and a person to be reconed with. All that knew her and all who have photos of her will notice she always looked like a child who got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Her smile was beyond compair. I will always identify her as a survivor because life was cruel to her, but she never let life get her down. She faced it with her head held high. She loved her coffee and she loved her smoke. All who know her well know this is true. My fondest memory of her is when she was in her late twentys and every man would turn their heads to look at her. When I was a child we used to sing a song together that I will never forget. The name of the song is "Seasons in the sun". She told me in the past that she could not rest in peace until she knew all her children were together. That is why I know my mothers soul is resting peacefuly in our lords kingdom. My mother will be eternaly missed. From her first born son Miguel Alfonso Arroyo

yunia cabrera(cubana)

June 8, 2004

Ma thank you so much for been there for me when I need it you the must, you will always be with me,I know that everything will be ok because you have go to a better place, you soul is in peace

The Lord is washing over you, as you will be washing over your kids and those who love you

Rest In Peace ma, I love you With all my heart

Maribel Ortiz

June 7, 2004

Isabel you have made such an impact in my life. You were a wonderful person and such a breath of fresh air. I truly hope that you are at peace now. You will always have a special place in my heart. I will miss you dearly. Love your daughter always in heart...

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