Lois Ann (Mehl) Patterson

Lois Patterson, age 86, of Belmond, went home to be with her Savior on Friday, August 23rd, 2019 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.

Funeral services for Lois Patterson will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 304 3^rd Avenue Northeast in Belmond. Burial will take place at Belmond Cemetery

Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond and continue one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.

Lois Ann was born to Milford and Gladys (Soma) Mehl on September 2, 1932, near Kanawha. She lived in Belmond her entire life and graduated from Belmond High School in 1950. She enjoyed band, chorus, spelling contests and roller skating.

Her greatest joy was caring for and serving her family and friends. She was united in marriage to Frank Patterson in 1954 and was blessed with four children. Lois loved being a full-time homemaker and mother to her children. She was active in their lives teaching Sunday School, VBS, and was a Camp Fire and a Cub Scout leader. She and Frank later divorced and remained friends.

In her earlier years, Lois worked in the office at General Mills. After raising her children, she sold Avon, where she received many awards, worked at PSI and as a CNA at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.

An active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lois enjoyed serving in women’s and children’s ministries. Her faith in God was important to her as evident in her gentle and loving spirit, her joy in serving and her faithful stewardship.

Lois enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening, canning, sewing and playing cards and board games. In her later years, she also delighted in traveling with a group of friends.

Left to honor and cherish her memory are her children: Mark (Judy) of West Des Moines, Craig (Lynn) and Curt (Brenda) of Cedar Falls, and Lori (Scott) Ward of Norwalk; thirteen grandchildren: Ben Patterson (Liz), Joe Patterson (Ashley), Alex Patterson, Bill Patterson, Lucas Patterson (Katie), Tony Patterson (Lisa), T.J. Patterson (Tara), Travis Ward (Christie), Natalie Patterson, Haley Iehl (Mark), Austin Ward (Lauren), Rachel Patterson and Joslin Lee (Jeff); twenty-two great grandchildren: Claudia, Veronica, Miko, Cooba, Samuel, Abram, Sloane, Lane, Leo, Lincoln, Aiden, Brody, Cole and Ellie Patterson, Abigail, Emma and Jacob Iehl, Gavin, Morgan, Grayson and Colin Ward and Eleanor Lee, and two more on the way.

Also surviving include her sister, Eunice Banning of Belmond, two brothers, Raymond Mehl of Laguna Niguel, CA and Eugene Mehl of Lillington, NC as well as numerous other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Arlene Greenwood and brother, Marlin Mehl.

The family requests that memorial contributions be directed to Trinity Lutheran Church of Belmond.