Iowa – Calvin Isaac Foreman, a devoted husband, dad and grandfather, born in Lake Arthur on June 28, 1924, son of the late Asa Joseph and Frances (Broussard) Foreman, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 in his residence at the age of 95.
Calvin graduated from Iowa High School and served for 2 years in the U.S. Army. He was a self-employed farmer and member of St. Raphael Catholic Church.
Survivors are his wife of 72 years, Lucy (Miller) Foreman; sons, Thomas Foreman; David Foreman (Theresa); Daniel Foreman (Susan) and James Foreman (Joshlyn); daughters, Elizabeth Sue Long (Craig); Christine Marie Thurman (Mike); sisters, Mary Hidalgo (Vernon); Margaret Brignac (Joseph); brothers, Frank Foreman and Asa Joseph “Joe” Foreman (Lucille); 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and 1 on the way.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Hilliard Foreman.
A Mass of Christian Burial is Monday, March 2, 2020 at 10 a.m. in St. Raphael Catholic Church. Rev. Dismas Mauk, Celebrant. Burial will follow in Lacassine Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa. Visitation is Sunday in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home of Iowa from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., with a rosary recited at 6 p.m. and will resume Monday from 8 a.m. -9:30 a.m. Pallbearers assisting in his service are Steven Foreman; Jeremy Foreman; John Foreman; Isaac Foreman; Frank Charles Foreman; Andy Fontenot.