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Lois Marie Goelz

22 Mar 1937 – 15 Jan 2021

Birth	22 Mar 1937
Death	15 Jan 2021
Cemetery	Saint Catherine's Catholic Cemetery Redwood Falls , Redwood County , Minnesota , USA
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Lois Marie Goelz, age 83 of Redwood Falls, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at Carris Health – Seasons Hospice House in Redwood Falls of natural causes. Lois Marie Goelz was born March 22, 1937 to John Sr. and Marie (Kahnke) Goelz in Sherman Township, Minnesota. She was baptized, received her first communion and was confirmed at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Lois graduated from Morton High School. Later she pursued Catholic orders and had her first vows to become a nun, before being called to nursing. She continued her education at St. Joseph School of Practical Nursing in Mankato, where she received her nursing degree. She worked nine years as a nurse at Sleepy Eye, two and half years at New Ulm and 10 ½ years at the Glencoe Hospitals. In 1991 she moved to Redwood Falls, where she has resided since. Lois selflessly accepted the responsibility of taking care of her mother and siblings for many years. She was a lifetime member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Lois loved to travel, having traveled to the western states and western Canada in1971. She then spent a week at San Lucas Toliman Mission in Guatemala in 1978 and later toured Ireland in 1981. She then explored many European countries such as: England, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland in 1982. Lois enjoyed crocheting and cooking. Lois is survived by her sisters Jeanette & Barbara Goelz of Redwood Falls and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings Celia Mead, Mary Braun, John Lawrence II, Deloris Goelz, Albert, Clem, Francis Goelz, Audrey Richter, Loretta Woelfel, and Lorraine Goelz. Stephens Funeral Service

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Parents

• PVT John Lawrence Goelz Sr 1893–1952
• Marie Magdaline Kahnke Goelz 1896–1985

Siblings

• Cecelia Francis Goelz Mead 1922–2017
• Mary Josephine Goelz Braun 1923–2001
• John Lawrence "Larry" Goelz 1924–2005
• Delores Barbara Goelz 1925–1984
• Albert Henry Goelz 1928–2000
• Clement Joseph Goelz 1928–1930
• Francis Xaviar Goelz 1928–1928
• Loretta Rose Goelz Woelfel 1932–2005
• Lorraine R Goelz 1932–2005
• Jeanette Agatha Goelz 1934–2024

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