Della Fort, 88, of Lake Villa, IL, formerly of Red Oak and Glenwood, IA, passed away August 21, 2018 in Round Lake, Illinois. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Hope For Life Christian Church, 300 Oak Street, in Red Oak. Interment will be held immediately following the service in the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak. Loess Hills Funeral Home of Glenwood in charge of arrangements.
Memorials: Directed to the family
Della I. Fort, age, 88 of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on August 21, 2018 in Round Lake, IL. She was born on April 3, 1930 in El Centro, California, the daughter of the late Hubert and Emma Triplett. She married Gordon W. Fort in April of 1949 in Greenfield, Iowa. They made their home in Red Oak and their marriage was blessed with four children.
Surviving Della are her children, Marvin (Andrea) Fort of Lake Villa, IL, Edward (Etta) Fort of Red Oak, and Douglas (Lee) Fort of Glenwood, IA; seven grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.
Della was preceded in death by her husband Gordon; parents; her daughter Diane; sisters, Margret and Myra; and brother John.
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