Lois Elaine Stolte, 85, of Martelle, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Anamosa Care Center following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Martelle United Methodist Church. Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville, IA. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa. Thoughts, memories and condolences may be shared with the family at Goettschonline.com

Lois Elaine Koppenhaver was born March 21, 1933 in Newport, IA the daughter of D. Everette and Della (Tenley) Koppenhaver. She attended Martelle School. She was a member of the Martelle United Methodist Church, where she served as the co-chair of the Methodist Women for several years.

On October 15, 1950 she married Elmer Stolte at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stanwood. He died in 1995. Together they lived and farmed southeast of Martelle. She enjoyed her family, country, gospel and bluegrass music, and a good joke to make her laugh.

She is survived by her children Carmen (Daryl) Brennaman, Lisbon, Marlynn (Joseph) Fogg, Tipton, Judy (Craig) Faust, Coggon, Nancy (Richard) Hughes, Vinton, Teresa (Ricky Joe) Conley, Monona, and Dale (Sarah) Stolte, Springville, 17 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and a brother Donald (Margaret) Koppenhaver, Mt Vernon.

In addition to her husband she was preceded by her parents, sons Earnest and Alan, sons-in-law Kent Woods and Ronald Parker and sisters Helen Nielson and Doris Ingels.