- Date Of Birth: March 16, 1932
- Date Of Death: August 4, 2019
- State: Indiana
Lois Jean Lindsey, of Muncie, IN, much loved Mother, Nana, Aunt, and Friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 87 Sunday morning.
Born March 16, 1932 in Champaign, IL, Ervin “Pete” and Ruth Janet (Pollock) Lindsey, Lois was raised in Mahomet, IL, and nearby Champaign, with her twin sisters. She graduated from the University of Illinois (BS Journalism with honors) in 1953.
It was there that she met her former husband, Daniel Robert, and together they raised and deeply loved three children who survive her, Diane (Chuck) Hoffman, Ann Arbor, MI, Steve (Tracy Whelan) Robert, Muncie, IN and Denise Robert, New York, NY.
Never afraid of an adventure, after her kids were grown, she found herself moving from Bryan, OH to South Portland, ME and then to South Paris, ME. After that, she headed south to Safety Harbor, FL, and finally retired in Muncie, IN. Her many talents meant she was successful in a number of diverse careers including radio advertising, opening and operating her own copy shop (long before we had Kinkos), social work helping disadvantaged women reenter the work force and medical transcription.
But even more fulfilling for her were her volunteer activities.
In addition to her children, she is also survived by granddaughters, Laura (Ryan) Noble, Chicago, IL, and Elizabeth (Ricardo) Aranda, Superior Township, MI, one adored great granddaughter, Alessandra Mae Aranda, as well as many special nieces and nephews, and their children.
She was preceded in death by her parents and twin sisters Sabra and Sybil.
Strength, resilience, compassion, dedication, playfulness, and loving spirit describe this extraordinary woman and the loss of her will leave a hole in the lives of friends and family alike.
