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Lois (Conway) Yost

January 5, 1930 — January 28, 2015

Lois (Conway) Yost, 85 of Appleton passed away on January 28, 2015. Lois was born in Milwaukee on January 5, 1930 to John and Louise (Schlitz) Blink. After graduating high school, she attended University of Wisconsin, Whitewater where she received a degree in education. She later received her Master's Degree in Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She taught in Fort Atkinson and Kimberly and later taught Mathematics at Einstein Jr. High School in Appleton for over twenty years. She loved teaching there and was grateful to work with so many wonderful teaching professionals, including Gene Britton and Vern Wilmot. She was an active member of First Congregational Church in Appleton. Her beloved hobbies were gardening, both flowers and vegetables, and working in her yard. She also donated much of her time and energy making handmade quilts, doll clothes, pot holders, sweaters, booties and many more things too numerous to mention. Her gifts were given to many charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Juvenile Diabetes, The Salvation Army, The Clothes Closet, Guideposts and many more. She was also a leader for the 4H Lucky Star Club. Many people benefited from the bounty of her labors.

Lois will be sadly missed by her children: Lee (Cindy) Conway and Jan (Russ) Conway Behnke; grandchildren: Louise (Patrick) Nutter and Caleb (Ally) Behnke; sister: Betty Houck in Arizona; Donald Yost's children Lynda (Yost) Bertrand and Layne Yost as well as many other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband A. James Conway, her second husband Donald Yost, and a sister Hazel Sumnicht.

Memorial Services for Lois will be on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 11:00 am at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 724 East South River Road in Appleton. Friends may call at the church on Friday February 13, 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. For more information and to express condolences, please visit www.wichmannfargo.com.

In lieu of flowers and other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund has been established. All donations will be forwarded by the family to Habitat for Humanity.

The family would like to thank Lois' nephew Dr. Paul Sumnicht, MD for all the things you did for our mom. Also thank you to the staff of Willow Lane Assisted Living for helping Lois and making her always feel at home.

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

9:30 - 11:00 am

First Congregational U.C.C.

724 E South River St, Appleton, WI 54915

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

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First Congregational U.C.C.

724 E South River St, Appleton, WI 54915

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