Lois Irene McCann Gensweider passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
Service: Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road, Weatherford. Interment: 3 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with rosary at 7:30, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the maintenance fund of St. Stephen's Catholic Church or to Community Hospice of Texas, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Lois was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Clyde, Mo., the oldest of seven children. Lois grew up on a farm, surviving the hardships of the Depression along with her family. Before her 17th birthday, she had seen five of her brothers die. After attending business college for a year, Lois went to work as a clerk-stenographer for the Army Air Corps during World War II. It was there she met and married her husband, Roy J. Gensweider of San Antonio. After the war they moved to Texas, living in San Antonio and later Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Blossom and finally in Weatherford since 1985. They had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood.
Lois was an amateur painter as a young woman with several pieces of her artwork still hanging in her home. After her husband's death in 1994, Lois became very active in the 60-plus Group and the Ladies Guild at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford. She joined the local AARP chapter and served in several positions. She worked as a precinct volunteer several years. Lois loved her family and thrilled at the achievements of all her children. Faith, family and friends kept her busy to the very end.
Her family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers and nurses at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Community Hospice of Texas, especially Polly, Mary, Nikki, Jennifer, Laura, Kim, Jane and Leticia.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, and youngest son, James Gensweider.
Survivors: Daughter, Resa and husband, David Shipman, of Mansfield; son, Henry Gensweider of Arlington; son, Edward and wife, Carol Gensweider, of Pflugerville; son, Leo and wife, Regina Gensweider, of Yates Center, Kan.; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons; brother, Paul A. McCann of Aurora, Colo.; sister-in-law, Mary Neil of Driftwood; cousin, Meredith Banks of Gladstone, Mo.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 28, 2009
Service: Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road, Weatherford. Interment: 3 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with rosary at 7:30, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the maintenance fund of St. Stephen's Catholic Church or to Community Hospice of Texas, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Lois was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Clyde, Mo., the oldest of seven children. Lois grew up on a farm, surviving the hardships of the Depression along with her family. Before her 17th birthday, she had seen five of her brothers die. After attending business college for a year, Lois went to work as a clerk-stenographer for the Army Air Corps during World War II. It was there she met and married her husband, Roy J. Gensweider of San Antonio. After the war they moved to Texas, living in San Antonio and later Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Blossom and finally in Weatherford since 1985. They had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood.
Lois was an amateur painter as a young woman with several pieces of her artwork still hanging in her home. After her husband's death in 1994, Lois became very active in the 60-plus Group and the Ladies Guild at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford. She joined the local AARP chapter and served in several positions. She worked as a precinct volunteer several years. Lois loved her family and thrilled at the achievements of all her children. Faith, family and friends kept her busy to the very end.
Her family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers and nurses at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Community Hospice of Texas, especially Polly, Mary, Nikki, Jennifer, Laura, Kim, Jane and Leticia.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, and youngest son, James Gensweider.
Survivors: Daughter, Resa and husband, David Shipman, of Mansfield; son, Henry Gensweider of Arlington; son, Edward and wife, Carol Gensweider, of Pflugerville; son, Leo and wife, Regina Gensweider, of Yates Center, Kan.; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons; brother, Paul A. McCann of Aurora, Colo.; sister-in-law, Mary Neil of Driftwood; cousin, Meredith Banks of Gladstone, Mo.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 28, 2009
Lois Irene McCann Gensweider passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
Service: Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road, Weatherford. Interment: 3 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with rosary at 7:30, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the maintenance fund of St. Stephen's Catholic Church or to Community Hospice of Texas, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Lois was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Clyde, Mo., the oldest of seven children. Lois grew up on a farm, surviving the hardships of the Depression along with her family. Before her 17th birthday, she had seen five of her brothers die. After attending business college for a year, Lois went to work as a clerk-stenographer for the Army Air Corps during World War II. It was there she met and married her husband, Roy J. Gensweider of San Antonio. After the war they moved to Texas, living in San Antonio and later Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Blossom and finally in Weatherford since 1985. They had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood.
Lois was an amateur painter as a young woman with several pieces of her artwork still hanging in her home. After her husband's death in 1994, Lois became very active in the 60-plus Group and the Ladies Guild at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford. She joined the local AARP chapter and served in several positions. She worked as a precinct volunteer several years. Lois loved her family and thrilled at the achievements of all her children. Faith, family and friends kept her busy to the very end.
Her family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers and nurses at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Community Hospice of Texas, especially Polly, Mary, Nikki, Jennifer, Laura, Kim, Jane and Leticia.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, and youngest son, James Gensweider.
Survivors: Daughter, Resa and husband, David Shipman, of Mansfield; son, Henry Gensweider of Arlington; son, Edward and wife, Carol Gensweider, of Pflugerville; son, Leo and wife, Regina Gensweider, of Yates Center, Kan.; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons; brother, Paul A. McCann of Aurora, Colo.; sister-in-law, Mary Neil of Driftwood; cousin, Meredith Banks of Gladstone, Mo.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 28, 2009
Service: Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road, Weatherford. Interment: 3 p.m. in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with rosary at 7:30, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the maintenance fund of St. Stephen's Catholic Church or to Community Hospice of Texas, 6100 Western Place, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Lois was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Clyde, Mo., the oldest of seven children. Lois grew up on a farm, surviving the hardships of the Depression along with her family. Before her 17th birthday, she had seen five of her brothers die. After attending business college for a year, Lois went to work as a clerk-stenographer for the Army Air Corps during World War II. It was there she met and married her husband, Roy J. Gensweider of San Antonio. After the war they moved to Texas, living in San Antonio and later Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Blossom and finally in Weatherford since 1985. They had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood.
Lois was an amateur painter as a young woman with several pieces of her artwork still hanging in her home. After her husband's death in 1994, Lois became very active in the 60-plus Group and the Ladies Guild at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Weatherford. She joined the local AARP chapter and served in several positions. She worked as a precinct volunteer several years. Lois loved her family and thrilled at the achievements of all her children. Faith, family and friends kept her busy to the very end.
Her family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers and nurses at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Community Hospice of Texas, especially Polly, Mary, Nikki, Jennifer, Laura, Kim, Jane and Leticia.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, and youngest son, James Gensweider.
Survivors: Daughter, Resa and husband, David Shipman, of Mansfield; son, Henry Gensweider of Arlington; son, Edward and wife, Carol Gensweider, of Pflugerville; son, Leo and wife, Regina Gensweider, of Yates Center, Kan.; three grandchildren; two great-grandsons; brother, Paul A. McCann of Aurora, Colo.; sister-in-law, Mary Neil of Driftwood; cousin, Meredith Banks of Gladstone, Mo.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on August 28, 2009
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