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Lorrena Grace “Loren” Loof King
2 Jan 1912 – 9 Nov 1999
| Birth | 2 Jan 1912 |
| Death | 9 Nov 1999 |
| Cemetery | Memorial Lawn Cemetery Hill City , Graham County , Kansas , USA |
| Added by | Sharrell n on 25 Apr 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112501652 |
Bio
Daughter of William Loof & Joanna "Anna" Groves-Loof. Married Alvin "Harold" King 5-22-1934. They had one Daughter Pamela Sue. William Loof, came in a lumber wagon from Peoria, Illinois, ( We're not sure that 1886 is the correct year though) and homesteaded 8 1/2 miles southwest of Morland, Kansas. Lorene said that the Loofs' were Pennsylvania Dutch (German) in origin. She said that when people would ask the Germans where they were from, the people would say "Deutchland", so others would call them Pennsylvania Deutch or later shortened to Dutch instead of German. On the farm, the Loofs had a party line phone, and their 'ring' was 1 long and 3 short rings. A series of short rings(several) indicated that everyone on the line should pick up the line, as there was something important for everyone to hear. Such was the case at the end of WWI and they were told that the war was over. Lorene said that the Loofs built a big bonfire in the backyard on the farm. They burned a rag doll that they said was 'The Kaiser.' Ross Loof (Charlotte Melia's Uncle) served in the WWI Navy. Uncle Charley (May Loof's husband) served in the Army. Lorene Loof was born Jan 2, 1912 at the farmhouse. She graduated from Morland High School in 1929. She attended Hayes State Teachers College in Hays, Kansas for 1 summer and got her teacher's certificate. She taught in a 1 room school house on the prairie. She met Harold King in Hill City where he worked in a soda fountain shop. He attended Hill City High School. They were married in 1934. She worked for the Hill City Times and had a column called "Talking It Over", and also served as a proof reader. She later worked for Lewis Motor Company, and later held some state office in the Business and Professional Women's Club. Lorene and Harold moved to Denver in 1942. Harold left for the Army in World War Two and Lorene worked in a munitions plant as did many of the wives of servicemen. After the war, Lorene worked at Dupler's Furs in Denver, Colorado as a bookkeeper. Harold started the food service at the Martin Marrietta Corp. Lorene helped in Pam's Brownie troop, church choir, made hand made clothes including coats and hats for Pam. Lorene died Nov. 9, 1999. Aunt Eve recalled that Christmas on the farm mostly consisted of putting up their stocking. They had a tree only 1 year, the year Betty was sick. They had a tree in the parlor for Betty.
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