Lois King Gilchrist Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 24, 2023, at the age of 99, Lois King Gilchrist of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lois King Gilchrist to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Nettie Hadwiger King and Frank Willard King; her husband Leo Gilchrist; her daughter Leslie Ann Gilchrist; her brother Kenneth King; and her son-in-law Hank Anderson.
She is survived by: her daughters, Lisbeth "Libby", Lynn Gilchrist of Sturgeon Bay, WI, Lori Jaros (Rich) of Wickenburg, AZ and Libby Traer of Lake Bluff, IL.; her granddaughter Sara Jaros Otepka (Matt); her great grandchildren, Rudy and Josie Otepka; her grandchildren, Courtney Walker and Julia Anderson Feltheim (Andy); her great grandchildren, Brooklyn, Dexter and Hadley Feltheim; her grandson Brett Jaros (Phil Schaffart); her great grandchild Oliver Jaros; her granddaughter Katie Traer Wolfe (Jon); her great grandchild Rylin; her grandson Bobby Jaros (Diane); her great grandchildren, Jilly, Rhys, Griff and Jed Jaros; her grandson Miles Traer (Lilia); her great grandchild Hobbes; her grandchild Cecily Jaros Fasulo (Nick); and her great grandchildren, Willa and Baby-Boy.
Her last years were affected by the visiting limitations of pandemic safety measures and her dementia, but she had family and friend visits by phone, window, or in-person every day.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in the name of Lois K. Gilchrist may be made to P.E.O. International Executive Office (3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312) or the Dementia Society of America (P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901; http://www.dementiasociety.org).
