Obituaries : Lois Catherine Dietrich

VAN HORNE: Lois Catherine Dietrich, 98, died Friday, December 8, 2017 at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton following a sudden illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Lingard officiating. Interment will be held at the Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church in Van Horne from 4:00 until 7:00 pm on Tuesday. Memorials may be designated to St. Andrew Lutheran Church.

Lois was born June 10, 1919 in Van Horne to Roy and Anna (Brehm) Husted and graduated from Shellsburg High School in 1937.

On March 21, 1942 she was united in marriage to Glen H. Dietrich in Ft. Snelling, MN.

Lois worked with Glen as the office manager for Dietrich Construction in Van Horne, retiring in 1984. She was an active member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church and enjoyed membership in the Missionary Society. She was also a member of LWML where she held numerous zone and district offices. She was a member of the library board and a member of the Community Club in Van Horne for many years. Lois enjoyed reading, knitting and cross stitching in her leisure time.

Lois is survived by two sons, Max (Jacqueline) Dietrich of Mesquite, NV and Randy Dietrich of Himalayas, India; two grandsons, Tim (Julia) Dietrich of Sunnyvale, CA and Craig (Robyn Brahinsky) Dietrich of Los Angeles, CA and three great grandchildren, Kaylee, Carson and Glen Dietrich.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Glen in 2011; her sister Edna and brother-in-law Robert Bergen.

Phillips Funeral Home - Vinton is in charge of arrangements, condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.