Obituary for Lois Kurtz
LOIS KURTZ
1933-2023
In her 91st year, Lois passed away peacefully at Niagara Falls hospital after a short illness. Lois will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 70 years, John, son Philip (Yvonne), daughter Carol (Joe) and grandkids Peter, Beth, Sarah, Annalisa, and Sasha. Lois was born in Kitchener to Vernon and Salome Cressman. One of five sisters, Lois is survived by Elizabeth and predeceased by Sarah, Ruth, and Esther. Lois was a middle child with lots of spark. She caught the eye of a young man at church youth group when they were both 13 and that relationship lasted for seven decades of marriage and a lifetime of adventures together, including teaching at a hill station in India for 5 years and living and working in Hong Kong at Union Church.
Lois was a wonderful teacher, pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, ping pong player, and “hostess with the mostest.” She was generous, brave, strong-willed, and relentlessly positive, with a passion for cake. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Niagara on the Lake on Saturday, December 2 at 2 p.m.
1933-2023
In her 91st year, Lois passed away peacefully at Niagara Falls hospital after a short illness. Lois will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 70 years, John, son Philip (Yvonne), daughter Carol (Joe) and grandkids Peter, Beth, Sarah, Annalisa, and Sasha. Lois was born in Kitchener to Vernon and Salome Cressman. One of five sisters, Lois is survived by Elizabeth and predeceased by Sarah, Ruth, and Esther. Lois was a middle child with lots of spark. She caught the eye of a young man at church youth group when they were both 13 and that relationship lasted for seven decades of marriage and a lifetime of adventures together, including teaching at a hill station in India for 5 years and living and working in Hong Kong at Union Church.
Lois was a wonderful teacher, pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, ping pong player, and “hostess with the mostest.” She was generous, brave, strong-willed, and relentlessly positive, with a passion for cake. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Niagara on the Lake on Saturday, December 2 at 2 p.m.