Lois Marie Boren, a longtime Winona Lake resident, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at the age of 86 in Gettysburg, Pa.
She was born on Jan. 12, 1932, in Chicago, Ill., to Ernest and Florence Herzog. On Dec. 13, 1952, she was married to Charles Edward Boren.
She was kind, generous and soft-spoken. She always put the needs of others ahead of her own. She raised her three children while her husband was busy traveling as an evangelist. In her later years, she was known to many residents of Winona Lake since she spent a lot of time walking her dog in the village.
She will be lovingly remembered by her brother, Ernie (wife Terry) Herzog, Romeoville, Ill.; sister, Carol Herzog, Chicago; her daughter, Martha (husband Bobby ) Housch, Gettysburg; son, James (wife Loida) Boren, Apex, N.C.; daughter-in-law, Patti Boren, Winona Lake; along with eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, along with sisters Susan Herzog and Doris (husband Robert) Orr, and son John Boren.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Local arrangements are entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
There's still time to send flowers to the graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery at 11 a.m. Aug. 28.
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Memorials to Pacific Garden Mission, 1458 S. Canal St., Chicago, IL 60607.
