Lois Ann Ferguson
Lois Ann Ferguson
Lois Ann Ferguson
March 27, 1941 – August 5, 2022
Montezuma, Iowa | Age 81
Lois Ferguson, 81 of Montezuma passed away Friday morning, August 5, 2022 at the Montezuma Specialty Care in Montezuma.
Lois Ann Ferguson, the daughter of Loel and Mary (Albaugh) Ferguson, was born on March 27, 1941 in Ames, Iowa.
Lois grew up on the family farm south of Montezuma. Lois graduated from Montezuma High School in 1959, and later graduated from William Penn University with a degree in elementary education.
Lois taught kindergarten in Bettendorf, Iowa and then Deep River-Millersburg before retiring. She returned to Montezuma after retiring and cared for her parents until they passed away.
Lois loved music and dramatics, performing in plays and serving as a soloist at weddings and funerals. She had a creative mind and enjoyed teaching her kindergarten classes, and wrote original stories which she incorporated into her teaching. She also loved origami, especially peace cranes. On a trip to Japan, she took over 10,000 peace cranes to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Lois is survived by her older brother, Dr. David (& Ann) Ferguson; and her younger sister, Linda (& David) Cranston; nieces: Laura Ferguson (& Tim Elsworth), Shelley Cranston (& Chris Brown), and Catherine (& Charles) Cranston; and nephews, Carols and Lee Ferguson (Mami), and many cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a nephew, Christopher Ferguson.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00 am Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Montezuma United Methodist Church.
A luncheon/visitation will follow the service in the fellowship hall of the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma United Methodist Church, the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn or the Southern Poverty Law Center and may be sent to the funeral home at Holland-Coble Funeral Home, In Care of Lois Ferguson, P.O. Box 727, Montezuma, Iowa 50171.
Holland-Coble Funeral Home of Montezuma is in charge of arrangements.
