Lois Klassen

Lois Elaine Klassen, the daughter of Roy Eugene and Mamie (St. John) McDonald was born on November 16, 1930, in Kimball Township, Jackson County, MN. She graduated from the Mountain lake High School in 1948. On August 11, 1948 Lois was united in marriage to Melvin Klassen at the Evangelical Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake. They made their home and farmed together in the Mountain Lake area. Lois liked reading, being involved with farming and having coffee with friends and family. She enjoyed making quick cookies and rhubarb jam and pie. Lois made the best Zwieback. Lois is survived by her children - Dave (Jan) Klassen of Mountain Lake, Ken(Laurene) Klassen of Mountain Lake, Elaine (Ron) Becker of Mountain Lake, June (Ron) Ratzlaff of Charlotte, NC, Leesa (Loren) Pankratz of Larkspur, CO, Brenda Kelly (friend Merlin) of Osceola, WI, and Brian (Julie) Klassen of Shoreview, MN; 18 grand children; 2 step grandsons; 14 great grandchildren; 6 sisters - Lola (Owen) Quiggle of Fairmont, MN, Alice (Walt) Holmquist of St. Louis Park, MN, Mary Jo Duerksen of Mountain Lake, Sandra Olmstead of Mountain Lake, Jean (Jerry) Engeman of Sioux Falls, SD, Evelyn (Ray) Gibbs of Dodge Center, MN; 2 brothers - William McDonald of Concord, CA and Stanley (Sharyn) McDonald of Savage, MN; one sister-in-law Glennys McDonald of Bartlett, TX. Lois is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin; daughter Kathleen; a great-granddaughter, Erin Brandt; son-in-law Mike Ohly; a brother in infancy, Duane McDonald; a sister Beulah Rempel; a brother Robert McDonald; two brother-in-laws, Dietrich Rempel and Raymond Duerksen.