Isabella ‘Sissy’ Hoblitzell, homemaker, gardener and dowser
The daughter of
She was raised on
A 1954 graduate of
She married
She was a flower and vegetable gardener and earned a reputation for her ability at dowsing, or using a divining rod to located water.
"Her father had that ability, and she was so good that we called her the 'Water Witch,'" said a son,
"She'd find water anywhere and did it for family and friends. One time, the well-diggers were on a friend's farm and finding no water. She walked over and told them to dig there, and pretty soon they drilled and found water that rushed out at 12 gallons a minute," he said.
A golfer, she chaired the women's golf committee at
In addition to golf, she played tennis, bridge and bingo. An accomplished needlepointer, she also enjoyed mackerel fishing and peregrine falconry.
She enjoyed spending summers at Half Moon, a family home in
She was also a member of the
She was a communicant of
A celebration of her life will be held at
In addition to her husband of 62 years, a retired Poor, Bowen,
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