In Loving Memory
Lois J. Park
September 22, 1929 - August 8, 2024

SERVICE
Saturday, August 24, 2024
11:00 A.M.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. John Koopman

INTERMENT
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Lois J. Park passed away peacefully on August 8th, 2024 at her home in
Litchfield Park, Arizona.

She was born Lois Jean Nase on September 22, 1929 in Armour, South
Dakota to Walter and Martha Nase.  Her father was a farmer and eventually
moved the family to Cylinder, Iowa where Lois was raised on a farm with
her three brothers and one sister. She attended Cylinder High School
where she was a cheerleader. Like many in her community, she spent her
time outside of school helping with the crops—even riding to work in the
back of a livestock truck with all the other local teenagers to detassel corn
at a local farm. The family attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Emmetsburg, Iowa where Lois was confirmed in 1944.

Lois dreamed of seeing the rest of the country after studying geography in
school.  After high school and a year and a half at the local junior college,
Lois moved with a friend to Chicago in 1950.  Her mother had concerns
about her country girl daughter moving to such a big and fast city, but she
never needed to worry because Lois never missed going to church.

While in Chicago, Lois worked for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer company as a
switchboard operator.  Then in 1952, Lois went on vacation to Los Angeles
and enjoyed it so much that she decided to stay.  In Los Angeles, she
made many friends and had many roommates—all staying in a one-
bedroom apartment. She got a job working for Republic Steel and was
there for over ten years. At one point, Lois joined a ski club and it was
there that she met her future husband Ted Park.  They married in 1961and
had two children—Nancy and Steven. Ted was an electrical engineer and
was involved in many projects that required the family to move a few times.
They lived in many different places in Southern California and also a year
in Bethesda, Maryland before finally settling back in California in Hacienda
Heights. During this time, Lois was active at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
where she was involved with Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and
LWML, serving for a short time as Treasurer and also President.

In 1988, Lois moved south to the community of Oceanside, CA where she
lived for 23 years.  She loved her home in Oceanside and it was here that
she built up a new community of friends.  She worked part time at the
Oceanside Library for 8 years and she attended Faith Lutheran Church in
Vista where she sang in the choir.

In her later years, Lois lived in two beautiful assisted living communities
and eventually moved in with her daughter Nancy in Orange County,
California.  Lois began attending Christ Lutheran Church in Brea, CA in
2012 until she and Nancy moved to Arizona in September 2023.

Throughout her life when she was able, Lois enjoyed traveling, reading,
movies, gardening, dining out and puzzles. But most important to Lois
through all the various moves was that she made a point of keeping in
touch with friends and family. Lois loved social gatherings and being
around others. She made friends easily and was loved by all.  In return,
she loved her friends and family dearly and was always thinking of them
with a card or letter or phone call. It brought her great joy to prepare little
gifts or treat bags for her friends and companions at the Assisted Living.
She will always be remembered as loving, thoughtful, caring, witty and
faithful to the Lord.

Lois was preceded in death by her father and mother Walter and Martha
Nase, her brother and sister-in-law Walter "Bud" and Dorothy Nase, her
sister and brother-in-law Illia and Donald Palmer, her sister-in-law Phyllis
Nase and her former husband Theodore Park.  She is survived by her two
children Nancy Park and Steven Park, her brother Lowell Nase, brother
and sister-in-law Robert and Kathy Nase and many nieces and nephews
and cousins.

All praise and glory to God for the life of Lois Park and for her faith and
trust in Christ Jesus as her savior. May our Lord comfort and strengthen all
who loved Lois with the certainty of life eternal through our Lord Jesus
Christ.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home