Liz Fournier

Liz Fournier, 78, died peacefully on Aug. 2, 2007 after a brave battle with cancer. Liz was born, Felicitas Schuster, on July 20, 1929, in the village of Pawlowicz, a region of the Czech Republic known as the Sudetenland. Her family, the Schusters, were among the many Sudeten Germans forced to resettle in Germany at the close of World War II. While working in Furth, Germany as a Red Cross Librarian, she met Vernon Fournier, who ran the Red Cross Commissary. They married on June 25, 1949 and later that year moved to Duluth. Liz embraced her new life in America. She was welcomed into the large bustling family that Joseph and Marie Fournier were raising in West Duluth. Soon she was a mother and homemaker, roles she filled with care and devotion. Family was the beloved focus of her life. Liz was happiest when her children and dogs filled the house to enjoy a holiday meal. Vern built their homes in Hermantown and Liz enjoyed memorable years with deer in the back yard and birds at the feeders. She will be remembered as an intelligent and impassioned woman, quick to show indignation at any form of injustice and perfectly willing to share her opinion. Liz was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon on Sept. 11, 1996. She will be missed by her children, Harold (Connie) Fournier, Renee (John) Miller, Doris (Jeff) Pezzotti and Philip (Cherie) Fournier; grandchildren, Justin and Lindsay Miller, Kristen and Brian Pavlukovich, Jeremy Erickson, and a young lady very dear to her heart, Corrie Johannesson. Liz will also be missed by her relatives in Germany, her sister, Annemie (Walter) Spanner; nieces, nephews and their children. Special thanks to St. Marys Medical Center Hospice and the staff of Edgewood Vista for their kindness and support during the past year. GATHERING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS:11 a.m. until the 12 noon funeral service Monday, Aug. 6, in the Bell Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oneota Cemetery. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers to the American Cancer Society.