McCabe, Lois (1918-2015)

MCCABE, BOOTH, BRANGWIN, BENGTSON, BEALS, GRIFFIN, SPADY, DUCOMMUN, THORESON, FREHSE

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/15/2015 at 13:18:35

Lois McCabe
April 17, 1918 - October 14, 2015

Lois McCabe, 97, of Freeland, Washington, formerly of Aurelia, died on October 14, 2015, in Freeland.

A daughter of John and Margaret (Brangwin) Booth, Lois was born on April 17, 1918. She graduated from the Aurelia High School in 1934. On October 9, 1943, she married William Francis (Bill) McCabe in Storm Lake. They moved to San Diego, California, while Bill served on a Navy submarine during World War II. After the war, they farmed near Aurelia for twenty-eight years. In addition, Lois worked at Lockin Insurance Agency in Aurelia, and later at the Cherokee County Assessor’s Office. In 1982, they retired to Whidbey Island, Washington. Lois, especially, enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling, and sewing.

Preceding Lois in death were her parents; her husband, Bill, on March 19, 1987; and one sister and her husband, Elaine and Marvin Bengtson.

Survivors include her three daughters: Sandi, and her husband, Joe Karl Beals, of Cherokee, Vicki, and her husband, Tom Griffin, of Seattle, Washington, and Toni, and her husband, Phil Spady, of Bellevue, Washington; five grandchildren: Linda, and her husband, Jeff Ducommun, of Larrabee, Andrea, and her husband, Eric Thoreson, of Seattle, Washington, Karla, and her husband, Brandon Frehse, of Everly, Joe Beals, and his wife, Jamie Wilger, of Urbana, Illinois, and Alex Spady, of Bellevue, Washington; and six great-grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Visitation for Lois will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, from 2:00 until 3:30 P.M. at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia. Inurnment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Storm Lake at 4:00 P.M.

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