wa to live at Green Hills in Ames. There she enjoyed her collections of plates, crystal, cut glass, and silver pieces gathered through her travels and family inheritance. She adopted Einar's Norwegian heritage and loved decorating for Christmas and holiday parties with her Norwegian decorations.
Lois was a talented seamstress who made clothes and home furnishings, a cross-stitcher who made intricate table runners and bedspreads, and a prolific knitter - making sweaters for lucky recipients and especially knitting keepsake afghans for every child's and grandchild's high school graduation.
Above all, and much more than her varied interests, activities, and travels, she loved her surviving family: her husband of nearly 68 years, Einar; her 4 children Jenny (and Steve) Lillis of Leawood, KS, Erik (and Paula) Larsen of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Margie (and Rick) Tiedje of Osage Beach, MO, and Julie (and Scott) VanAusdal of Lacey, WA; grandchildren Dr. Erin Simpson, Kelsey (and Ken) Hussey, Minda Larsen (and Boulat Moukhametov), Major Kara Larsen, Erika Larsen, Nick (and Sara) Tiedje, Bill Tiedje, Sean VanAusdal, and Erik VanAusdal; and great-grandchildren Lillian Hussey, Eleanor Hussey, and Brynn Tiedje.
A funeral service will be held at St. John's by the Campus Episcopal Church, 2338 Lincoln Way in Ames, IA at 11:00am on Monday, August 20. Any donations should be made to the American Heart Association.
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