Lois Piehler
Lois Janette Piehler was born on May 4, 1930, in Arkansas
City to Sumner and Grace Greenwood. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on
June 22, 2012.
Lois lived most of her life in Newton, graduating from
Newton High School in 1948.
After graduating from Southern Methodist University in 1952,
she began a 17-year teaching career, which included positions at Washington and
Northridge elementary schools in Newton. She also taught middle school math and
reading and was later a school librarian. During this time she also raised two
children as a single mother. She enjoyed supporting and watching her children
participate in sports and other activities. After retiring from teaching, Lois
worked at various restaurants in Newton as a waitress and cleaner until her
retirement in 1992.
She loved watching sports on television, especially tennis
and basketball. Lois was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church
in Newton, where she sang in the choir for many years and also participated in
various church activities. She enjoyed listening to music and going to the
symphony and music theater with friends.
Lois was a loving, caring mother who continually sacrificed
for her family and friends. Her dry wit and sarcasm provided many laughs and
has been inherited by her children and grandchildren.
Her family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to Janet
Koehn and Sharon Davis, two very special care-givers who allowed Lois to maintain
her independence during the last years of her life. Thank you also to Mary
Carmen for being a constant source of support and encouragement to Lois for
many years. Lois' presence on this Earth will be greatly missed, but her memory
will remain forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her sister, Betty Jo Coats of Arkansas
City; her daughter, Rachel and son-in-law, Kerry Edney of Yukon, Okla.; and her
son, David Piehler and daughter-in-law, Mindy of Plano, Texas. She also is
survived by four grandchildren, Matthew, Megan, Michael and Mitchell Piehler,
along with other nieces, nephews and friends.
You are invited to join us in a celebration of her life at
11 a.m. Thursday (July 12, 2012) at First United Methodist Church in Newton.
