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- Lois was the daughter of Howard Bonney and Mildred Perfield. Her best friends were her younger brother, Dick; her aunt, Jeanette Bonney, who was only a year or two older; and Jean Campbell, a school chum.
Following graduation in 1942, she married her high school sweetheart, and worked to support them both while he attended college. They had three children: Sharon, Robert and Marilyn, born in Ogdensburg and Syracuse.
In Ogdensburg, Lois was involved with the Girl Scouts, the First Presbyterian Church and various civic organizations. She looked forward every year to the two-week family vacation at Sandy Pond, just off Lake Ontario. She liked to play bridge, and had a passion for social justice.
Some of her friends were Ann St. Andrews, Betty Mitchell, Evelyn Seguin, Betty Leonard, Kay Hannan, Charlotte Maltby and Dottie Wilson. Her oldest daughter said of her, "She always made me feel like I was the most intelligent, most beautiful woman in the world."
Lois died after a final, brief bout with cancer. Her death was peaceful and beautiful, thanks to Hospice nurse Helen Jemison. She was cremated, according to her wishes.
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1923 - 1995 (72 years)