2007. Lois (Menke) Vaske passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Accura Health Care Center in Bancroft at the age of 94. She survived by her three children, Linda (Dean) Koppen of Spencer, their children, Robyn (Mark) Peterson and son, Tyler Hovey; Sara (Brad Schmidt) and children, Ashley Weringa, Aaron Weringa, Bode Schmidt, and Brady Schmidt; Susan (Larry) Sohsen of New Hope, MN, their children, Lisa (Mathew) Atkins, and Mark (Sarah) Sohsen and their children, Benjamin Sohsen and Luke Sohsen; Dianne (Bruce) Schiltz of Granger and their children, Tracy Morain and Emily Dunlavey and her children, Haley Dunn, Madison Dunn, and Carter Dunlavey and sisters in law, Janet Winkel Muller, Marjie Menke, and Kathryn Matson, along with many nieces and nephews and her nursing home family. She was also survived by eleven step-children, Linda Lappe and husband Dennis of Bancroft, Lois Lappe and husband Tom of Bancroft, Fred Vaske and wife Debbi of Omaha, NE, Bruce Vaske and wife Marsha of Ledyard, Elaine Kahler and husband Kenny of Bancroft, Brian Vaske and wife Judy of Bancroft, June Pfeffer and husband Luke of Algona, Gloria Laubenthal and husband Don of Bancroft, Gary Vaske and wife Geriann of Bancroft, Greg Vaske and wife Annette of Bancroft, and Carol Hagedorn and husband Roger of Bancroft; 32 step-grandchildren; and 37 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Linus Vaske and Raymond Menke; parents, brother, Paul Matson; sister, Dorothy Montgomery, and 2 step-grandchildren.