Memorials › Lois Ann Nelson Tolboe
9 Mar 1928 – 1 Jan 1997
| Birth | 9 Mar 1928 |
| Death | 1 Jan 1997 |
| Cemetery | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Millcreek , Salt Lake County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Jerry Richards on 10 Feb 2026 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38308972 |
Lois Ann Nelson Tolboe, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 1997, after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was born March 9, 1928 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Rulon H. and Ann S. Nelson. She married V. Eugene Tolboe on June 28, 1951 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She earned a Bachelors of Science Degree from Brigham Young University where she was involved in numerous service and social organizations. She was honored as the outstanding senior in Home Economics in 1950. Lois Ann was a respected educator and taught for 24 years in the Granite, Salt Lake, and Provo School Districts. She retired from Wasatch Junior High School in 1995. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International and past president of the Alpha Gamma chapter. She was a certified volunteer of the Literacy in Action Program and a member of both the NEA and UEA. A member of the LDS Church, she devoted her entire life to serving others. Her callings included Young Womens president on three occasions, Relief Society president, and stake Primary president. She is survived by her husband Gene; a son and two daughters, Bradley E. Tolboe (Lynn), Anne Marie Lowe (Howard), and Patricia Clark (Francis); nine grandchildren; three brothers and one sister, J. Rulon Nelson, A. Reed Nelson, and James H. Nelson, all of Salt Lake, and Gloria Neeley of Ogden. Lois Ann had a unique way of drawing people to her and becoming an important part of their lives. She will be greatly missed by her friends, students, and family. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 6, 1997 at 12 noon in the Olympus Fifth Ward Chapel, 3070 East Nila Way. Friends may call at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive (1495 East), on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and on Monday at the Church from 10:45-11:45 a.m. Interment: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 1/3/1997.
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