Lois Currie

Lois Currie, age 89, of Schaller, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 8, 2005 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Hospital in Storm Lake, Iowa following a short illness.

Funeral Services will be Monday, April 11, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Schaller, with Reverend Marvin Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call on Sunday, March 10, 2005 from 2-6:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller, where family present from 4-6:00 p.m.

Lois Irene Suiter was born on July 16, 1915 in Galva, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Alma (Dibbern) Suiter. She graduated from Galva High School, where she loved playing basketball. Her family heard many stories about Lois’ basketball days in later years. Lois worked in Omaha, Nebraska as a waitress and at a dry cleaning store in Ida Grove, Iowa before she was married.

On November 16, 1938, Lois was united in marriage to Robert Malcolm (Mal) Currie. Their marriage was blessed with four children. Lois and Mal lived and farmed at Schaller for most of their married life. Lois was a devoted wife and mother who cherished her family and was always thinking of them. Mal always said that no kids ever had a better mother.

Lois enjoyed gardening and putting up her garden produce. She was a faithful member of the Schaller Presbyterian Church, where she liked attending services and participating in its activities. She was always happy if she could catch some Iowa basketball games on television. Mal and Lois enjoyed ballroom dancing very much. They also liked to play cribbage and Lois was delighted whenever she could best Mal at the game. Lois always took great pleasure in reading Bible stories to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband of more than 66 years, Mal Currie of Schaller; her sons and their wives: Don and Sharon Currie of Early, Iowa, Bob and Joyce Currie of Schaller and Bill and Roxana Currie of Polk City, Iowa; her daughter, Bonnie and husband Myron Siebrecht of Sioux Center, Iowa; grandchildren: Greg and wife Teri Currie, Dan and wife Noy Currie, Jason Currie, Randy Currie, Aaron and wife Haley Currie, Angela Currie, Adam Currie, Ben and wife Trista Siebrecht and Nick Siebrecht; great-grandchildren Samantha, Shelby, Shawn, Casey Jo, Cameron, Kaitlyn, Tate Erianna and A. J. Currie, Tristyn Rumbaugh and Jenna Siebrecht; nieces Sharon, Carlene and Sandy and nephew Steve; as well as many other relatives and a host of friends.

Preceding Lois in death were her parents; two sisters, Evelyn McLaughlin and Mildred Anderson; one brother, Walter “Bud” Suiter; as well as one grandchild, Will McGregor Siebrecht.