Lois J. Hays, 91

Published 1:59 pm Friday, January 24, 2014

Lois J. Hays, 91, of Austin, Minn., died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn.

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Lois Janet Ryan was born March 9, 1922, in Dover Township, Olmsted County, the daughter of Joseph and Celia (Pearce) Ryan. She attended school in the Whitewater Valley area and was married to Clifford Eugene Hays on May 27, 1946, at the First United Methodist Church in Austin. Lois worked in food service at Austin High School for many years, retiring as the head cook.

Lois was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She had many hobbies including knitting and ceramics. She was a great cook and she and Cliff loved to garden and can the produce.  They had traveled throughout the lower 48 states and liked to dance.

Lois was preceded in death by her husband Clifford and brothers Earl Glen and Lyle Ryan.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandy (Hays) and Jon Romer, of Cass Lake, Minn.; sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Cheryl Hays, of Austin; Chad and Cheri Hays, of Stewartville, Minn.; grandchildren, Anders Romer and Kristin Klapste, Kirstin Romer, Tanya Hays and Jason Kearns, Lisa and Eric Feuchtenberger, Christal Hays and Jean Braam, Jason Hays, Joe and Ali Hays, Bridget Hays;  great grandchildren, Kalvin Hays, Landon Kearns, Meika Hays-Kearns, Ava Feuchtenberger and Ila Feuchtenberger; sisters Lorraine Kroening, of St. Charles, Minn.; Carol Coe, of Rochester; Rita (Dave) Hengel, of Rochester; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marilee A. Benson officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary and on Saturday morning at the church for one hour before the service.