Lois Lange age 78, of Des Moines formerly of Scotch Grove,  died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa following a brief illness.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 Saturday afternoon at the Scotch Grove Cemetery.   Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello has taken Lois and her family into their care.

Surviving is her son Roger(Rhonda)Lange, a granddaughter   Erika Binns, 7 siblings, Joyce Souby,  Leon Lange, William Lange, Andrea Kimmerle, Diane Beers, Laurel Cappers, Joe Lange.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Lois Lange was born January 17, 1942 at Onslow, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Leo and Donna Carpenter, Lange.  Lois graduated from the Monticello Community Schools in 1960.   She enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland.  Following her return from service she worked as a secretary at Wilson Foods in Cedar Rapids.  In 1976 she moved Des Moines and worked for Beatrice Foods.  She retired from Tones Spices in 2017.   Lois enjoyed coin collecting and reading her bible while she had her morning coffee.