Lois WEAVER

23 SEP 1932 - 6 OCT 2015

• BIRTH: 23 SEP 1932, Mishawaka, IN
• DEATH: 6 OCT 2015, Osceola, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

• MARRIAGE: 26 AUG 1954, St Joseph County Indiana

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[N13353] Lois Claeys
Sept. 23, 1932 - Oct. 6, 2015
OSCEOLA - Lois Ann Claeys, 83, of Osceola, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Lois was born September 23, 1932, in Mishawaka. She grew up in South Bend and was a 1950 graduate of Adams High School. On August 26, 1954, Lois married Frank J. Claeys. The couple lived most of their married life in Granger and Osceola. Lois was a bookkeeper for SCS Credit Corporation and for her husband, Frank Claeys, CPA. She was also manager of Jellystone Campground in Plymouth. Lois was a member of the Mishawaka Lions Club. She loved playing cards, particularly Bridge and Euchre and also enjoyed playing games of all kinds. Lois was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan as well as a Notre Dame Girls Basketball fan. She loved both dogs and cats. Lois was an avid flower gardener, and at one time enjoyed crocheting. She also enjoyed camping. Lois is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Frank; four children, John Claeys, William (Lori) Claeys, Nancy (Todd) Metzer and Peggy (Dan) Orosz; four grandchildren, Ann Claeys, Stephanie and Ben Orosz, and Garrett Metzer; a great-grandson, Josh Claeys; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces & great-nephews. Lois was preceded in death by her parents, William and Beulah Weaver; her stepfather, George Nier; two brothers, Howard and Jean Weaver; and a great-grand-daughter, Julie Sonnen-berg. Services honoring Lois' life will be held Friday at 1 pm in Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. 3rd Street, Mishawaka, with Rev. Albert Beutler officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may spend time with Lois' family today (Thursday) from 5 8 pm and Friday from 12 noon 1 pm in the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Pet Refuge, Mishawaka Lions Club or to the charity of the donor's choice . Assistance with memorials is available at the funeral home. An online guestbook is available at www.goethalswells.com. Published in South Bend Tribune on Oct. 8, 2015