Louise J. Day, age 95, passed away January 19, 2018, at Bethany Heights. Louise was born July 2,1922, in Council Bluffs to the late Herman J. and Agnes J. (Myers) Voss and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High with the class of 1940. Louise is a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and was very active in church activities. Louise was an Executive Secretary in the insurance industry, and was an avid bird watcher. She is preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy H. Howard; brothers, Frank Voss and wife Avis, Harvey Voss; son-in-law, Vernon Roush. Survivors include daughters, Kathleen Meldrum and husband, Clarence, Jr. of Council Bluffs, Marsha Roush of Wall Lake, Iowa; son, Jim Day and wife, Sue, of Omaha; daughter, Elaine Phillips and husband, Dennis "LeRoy" of Atlantic, Iowa; 7 grandchildren, Erika Harris and husband, Mark, Edward Roush, Elizabeth Roush, Jacob Day and wife, Kelly, Jon Day and wife, Jen, Jessie Weaver and husband, Chris, Wes Phillips and wife, Jessica; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Herman J. Voss, Jr. and wife, Sharon of Tipton, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Jean. Louise will be buried at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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