Lois Jean Sivers' Obituary
Lois Jean Sivers passed away on September 12, 2012 surrounded by the love of her family at the St. Johns hospital in Longview. She was 87 years old.
Lois Jean Sivers was born August 24th, 1925 in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Laura Rogers and Herbert Waugh. She joined her older sister Maxine. Eventually her parents divorced. In 1933, her mother Laura remarried a kind farmer, William Klintworth who loved and raised the girls as his own, moving them to Oregon in 1936 settling in Scappoose. There they contributed a lot to the community.
On April 1, 1944 Lois married Vern Sivers while he was on a short leave from the Navy; spending their honeymoon at the Arcadia hotel in St. Helens. They started their family when Ron was born November 9, 1945 followed by Mike in 1947 and Patricia in 1950. They raised their kids along with every animal from cows to pheasants on a farm in Warren, Oregon.
On the farm, Lois not only cooked, cleaned and cared for her family while Vern worked long hours as a beverage distributor, she also worked many day jobs around the community including The Tulip Café, Mildred's Café, Western Wirebound Box Factory, and finally Thriftway in St. Helens, Oregon where she retired as a checker. Lois knew the codes of every item in the store by heart as well as the names of all of her customers. She lit up like a candle every time her grandkids would come visit her. In her free time she enjoyed camping, clamming, and playing pinochle. She hated flies, made an incredible burnt roast and was startled easily…something her grandkids regularly exploited.
Although very healthy throughout her life, in her final years, Lois suffered from advanced Alzheimer's and lived at Avamere Memory Care with a staff that loved and cared for her like she was their own. They and her family were by her side in her final days.
Lois is preceded in death by her Husband Vern, son Michael, and sister Maxine.
Lois is survived by her children Ron and Pat, grandchildren Eric and Kelli, and her 5 year old great granddaughter Amalie who misses her great grandma Lois and loved to visit her in these final years…possibly because of Lois's consistent supply of ice-cream.
Her parents Bill and Laura were one of the founding families of the Grace Lutheran Church in Scappoose, Oregon. Lois always felt a sense of pride when bringing her family to services there.
With this honor, her celebration of life will be held at Grace Lutheran on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 11:30am.
Private Interment: Fairview Cemetery-Scappoose, OR.
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