Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lois June Thomas

Dec. 31, 1924 - Nov. 8, 2000

South Bend Tribune 11/10/2000

Lois June Thomas, 75, of Bosse Street, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away following a 14-year battle with cancer at 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in her home. She was born on Dec. 31, 1924, in Mishawaka, to the late Ralph and Wavel Harrington. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Agnes Tam. On Sept. 7, 1946, she married Dale W. Thomas, who survives. She is also survived by a daughter, Patricia (Raymond) Hibshman of Mishawaka; two sons, Gary D. (Mary) Thomas of Mishawaka and Michael D. (Pat) Thomas of South Bend, Ind.; her grandchildren, Andy (Beth) Thomas, Sara Thomas, Raymond (Kathy) Rauch, Charles (Chris) Thomas, Justin (Yan Yan Xia) Thomas and Misty (Steve) Beehler; her great- grandchildren, Anestasia, Alexis, Kaylin and Haley; and by her sisters, Fianna Thomas, Margarette Elaine Hirsh and Mary Lou Nastos, all of Mishawaka, and Shirley DeAngelis of Fort Myers, Fla. Mrs. Thomas retired from St. Joseph Hospital, Mishawaka, in 1986 as an x-ray aide after 25 years of service.

Services for Mrs. Thomas will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 10. Burial will follow the services at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ind.