Lois June Thomas

Lois J. Thomas, 85 of Grand Island, died Monday, January 09, 2017 at Brookfield Park Care Center, St. Paul, NE



Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Grand Island Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to donors choice. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family.



Lois June Thomas was born March 27, 1931 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Noah Rodgers & Bertha E. (Horchem) Frey. She attended Warsaw Public Schools until she reached her high school years and then attended Bushnell High School.



She was united in marriage to Raymond E. Thomas on August 22, 1949 in Rawlins, Wyoming. The couple moved to Grand Island in 1950.



She was of the Methodist Faith and did volunteer work at Goodwill Industries. She was a foster grandparent at Dodge Elementary School and also volunteered at V.A. Medical Center.



She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling, listening to country and polka music. She filled her home with plants, many that she had saved.



Those left to cherish her memory include a son, Gary Lee Thomas of Grand Island, two daughters & sons-in-law, Diana & Glen McKoski and Julie Ann & Dan Bernth both of Grand Island, eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren, sister, JoAnn Robinson of East Peoria, Illinois and numerous nieces & nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.



Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.apfelfuneralhome.com