- Date Of Birth: January 26, 1933
- Date Of Death: October 1, 2020
- State: Idaho
Lois Marie Zumbaum, 87
Beloved mother, grandmother and nurse, Lois Marie Zumbaum, 87, of Post Falls, Idaho (formerly of the Silver Valley) passed away October 1, 2020 at The Bridge Assisted Living of Post Falls, Idaho. She was born January 26, 1933 in Butte, Montana; Lois was the daughter of Ernest A. and Fern Agnes (Wilson) Fischer.
Lois and her family moved to the Silver Valley- Burke, when she was a young girl. She attended and graduated from the Wallace High School in 1951. Lois then attended nursing school at the Providence Hospital of Wallace, receiving her license as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1953.
Lois married Lester Zumbaum on October 14, 1952 in Wallace; Lester passed away on May 16, 2010.
After Nursing School, Lois started her career as an LPN at the Providence Hospital of Wallace, she then worked at the Silver Wood Good Samaritan of Silverton and lastly at the East Shoshone Hospital of Silverton, specializing in OB/GYN- assisting in many births here in the Valley.
Lois was a member of the Idaho Nurses Association and a member of the Valley Nurses Luncheon group- who would meet and enjoy lunch together.
Lois is survived by three children Venessa Zumbaum of Maricopa, Arizona, Norm (Tammy) Zumbaum of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, and Lawna (John) Wenger of Post Falls, Idaho; two grandchildren Erin Zumbaum of Sandy, Oregon and Matt Wenger of Post Falls; she is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Lois was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her husband Lester.
