Cooney, Lois M. 1922-2012

COONEY, KIES, HOYLE, JONES

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 10/17/2014 at 12:41:01

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register
June 7, 2012

LOIS M. (HOYLE) COONEY

Lois M. (Hoyle) Cooney, 89, passed away June 5, 2012, in the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice at St. Francis Manor. A Memorial Mass will be held June 9 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell.

Lois Mae Hoyle was born November 3, 1922, in Hurley, South Dakota, the daughter of Earl and Katherine (Kies) Hoyle. She graduated from Marengo High School. She married Joseph L. Cooney on November 8, 1941, in Inglewood, California. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grinnell. Lois managed a lunch program for seven years. She loved to crochet and found great joy in giving away her projects, especially to children. She also liked working Sudoku puzzles and was a sports fan.

The surviving family include children, Gary (Elaine), Mike (Jade), Emmett (Kristin), Frank (Debbie), Tim (Janine), Jeanette and Garth (Della); 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Gladys Jones; and many nieces and nephews.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents, husband Joe, four children (Kathleen, Patricia, Paul and a stillborn daughter) and three brothers (David, Guerdon and Jim).

Memorials may be directed to Grinnell Regional Hospice or St. Francis Manor.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.iowacremation.com under obituaries.