Blair, Lois Jean (Ray) (1929) - 2020)

BLAIR, RAY, CHASE, BURDETTE, HUFFMAN, PETERSEN, HOCKETT, SORENSON, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 3/23/2020 at 12:40:42

Name of deceased: Lois Jean Blair (nee Ray)

Aged: 90 yrs, 4 mo, 14 days

Residence: Westhaven Community (Retirement & Assisted Living Facility), Boone, Boone County, IA

Born: Oct. 14, 1929; Defiance, Shelby County, IA

Died: Feb. 28, 2020; Boone, Boone County, IA

Funeral services: Graveside: Wednesday, March 4, 2020; Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Craig Blair (spouse, Vivian) of Marion, IA, Keith Blair of Flandreau, SD, Debra Burdette (spouse, Mike) of Boone, IA, and Lori Huffman of Boone, IA; 11 grandchildren, Jeff, Autumn, Robert, Christal, Kyle, Sunshine, Aaron, Laura, Tom, Jennifer, and Erik; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Delores Petersen of Atlantic, IA; sister-in-law, Arletha Hockett of Tennant, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Glenn and Maude (nee Chase) Ray; husband, Robert; in-laws, Percy and Hazel Blair, Herb and Dorothy Sorenson, Jim Hockett, Virgil Petersen, Duane and Lois Schmidt

Education: Attended Harlan (IA) High School

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Robert Dale Blair; March 4, 1947; Troy, KS

Employment: Was a homemaker while her children were growing up; she later worked as a hotel clerk in Sioux Falls, SD, at Maid-rite Shop in Cedar Falls, IA, and as assistant manager at Sherwood Apartments in Council Bluffs, IA

Hobbies/Interests: dancing; bowling; playing cards, going to the casino; cooking and baking for the family; being with her children and grandchildren

Sources: pauleyjones.com