Miriam Fordham

Miriam Elizabeth (Clark) Fordham died on December 8, 2007 in Wittenberg, at the age of 95. She was born on January 20, 1912 at the Fountain Spring House in Waukesha, the eighth child of James Andrew and Sarah Amner Clark. She lived at the Fountain Spring House until she was two years old when her family moved to Bullard, TX. Miriam graduated from Waukesha High School in 1930. She married C. Raymond Fordham on January 25, 1936. She was preceded in death by her dear husband in 1992. In 2000, Miriam moved to Wittenberg to reside at Homme Home and to be near her daughter, Charlene. She enjoyed keeping her family informed with her newsy letters, and continued to write those letter until a stroke took that ability away from her in 2004. She is survived by her son, Larry (Annette) of Rancho Cordova, CA; daughters: Charlene (Gene) Duranceau of Bowler, WI, and Jan (Tom) Schuster of Madison; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Howard of Galesburg, IL; and many nieces and nephews. She is also preceded in death by other brothers and sisters. Private services and burial will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Randle-Dable Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha, WI. A memorial service will be held in the summer. For further information, please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at (262) 547-4035, or go to www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave an on-line tribute.