Lois J. Klouse

Lois J. Klouse, 77, of 1818 Cerro Gordo Way, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Avenue with Rev. Jo Frahm Watkins and Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue at the church one hour before the service. Memorials may be given to the Lois J. Klouse Memorial Fund. Lois was born June 17, 1929 in Gettysburg, South Dakota the daughter of Fred and Wilhelmina (Kempf) Hanson. She graduated from Gettysburg High School and later attended college in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Lois married James A. Jenson in 1950 and together had three sons. Lois taught school for a short time, was a stay at home mother and would later work for Montgomery Wards in Sioux Falls, South Dakata. She married Ervin Klouse August 1, 1981 in Sioux Falls. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. Lois is survived by her husband, Ervin of Mason City; 3 sons, Randy (Cheri) Jensen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Steven (Barb) Jensen of Medford, New Jersey, Mark (Beth) Jensen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 7 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; 2 sisters, Rosse Hanson of Gettysburg, South Dakota, Myrtle (Eldon) Robbins of Longview, Washington; 1 brother, Howard (Del) Hanson of Oneida, South Dakota; 4 step-sons, Curtis (Nan) Klouse of Mason City, Craig (Janet) Klouse of Mason City, Corey (Karen) Klouse of Mason City, Chad Klouse of Mason City; 1 step-daughter, Cheryl (Bob) Powell of Mason City; 12 step-grandchildren; 2 step-great grandchildren. Lois was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother, Maurice.

Visitation:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on June 21, 2006 (map/driving directions) 3:00 PM to 3:00 PM at 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue on June 19, 2006 (map/driving directions)

Service:
10:30 AM at on June 22, 2006 (map/driving directions)