Lois Mae SEVERTSON

1927 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Lois Mae SEVERTSON
  Birth	10 May 1927	South Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Jan 2012	South Dakota
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
  Notes	Lois Mae (Severtson) Morris, of Sioux Falls, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Lennox Good Samaritan Center in Lennox, SD. She was born May 10, 1927 in Sioux Falls to Peter O. & Nelia (Iverson) Severtson. In the spring of 1939, her family moved to the family farm near Hills, MN which was homesteaded by her grandfather, Ole Severtson. She attended a one room rural school house for two years before attending the high school in Hills for the next two years. In 1945, she graduated from Washington Senior High School in Sioux Falls. She then worked as a stenographer at Sioux Falls Paint & Glass Company. Lois met her future husband, Lloyd Kenneth Morris, through mutual friends at the Arkota Ballroom. Lois married Lloyd, a South Dakota Air Guard member, on June 8, 1952 at her parents' farm near Hills, MN. The couple raised their family and lived in their Sioux Falls home on West 9th Street for the next 50 years. Lloyd & Lois were members of First Lutheran Church where Lois was a member of a circle and the women's group. Lois was also a scout leader when her children were active members. After Lloyd retired in 1977, the couple enjoyed spending the winter months as "snowbirds" in Florida, Texas, and Arizona. Lois is survived by her brother, Virgil (Alice) Severtson, Pipestone, MN; two sons: Larry (Linda) Morris, Sioux Falls, Myron Morris, Sioux Falls; one daughter: Renae (Jon) Koser, Saint Louis Park MN; three grandchildren: Mike (Kelly), Katie, and Emily Morris, Sioux Falls; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, as well as her husband's five siblings and their spouses. In lieu of flower, memorials are preferred to Alzheimer's Association or the donor's favorite charity.
  Person ID	I11539	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Peter O SEVERTSON,   b. 23 Apr 1892, Minnesota d. 26 Apr 1959, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nelia Rachel IVERSON,   b. 15 Jul 1889, Minnesota d. 18 Jul 1969, Rock County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1919
  Family ID	F8230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lloyd Kenneth MORRIS,   b. 10 Aug 1917   d. 12 Feb 2011 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1952	Rock County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F8667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2010