She
was born on November 11, 1923 in Canton, Illinois to Charles E. and Ada
L. Davis Jacobs. She married Curt E. Ecklund in Galesburg on June 22,
1946. He preceded her in death on January 20, 1996.
Lois
is survived by two sons, John Ecklund and Larry Ecklund, both of
Galesburg; a daughter Kristine Ecklund of Galesburg, Illinois; a sister
Katherine
E. Taylor of Amarillo, Texas; a grandchild, Scott Ecklund, two great
grandchildren, Tyler and Isaac Ecklund and several nieces and nephews.
Aside from her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters.
Lois
was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Galesburg.
She worked for Allen Park and Weston Schools as a Lunch Room Monitor.
Graveside
services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Oak Lawn
Memorial Gardens, Galesburg. Rev. Daniel Siems will officiate.
Visitation will be from 12 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23,
20166 at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel. Memorials may be made
to the First Baptist Church or the Galesburg Rescue Mission and Women’s
Shelter.
Online condolences may be left at
www.h-p-w.com.
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