- Date Of Birth: April 4, 1934
- Date Of Death: January 19, 2023
- State: Nebraska
Lois Ruth Coffin, age 88, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away January 19, 2023 at Brookstone Village in Omaha.
Lois was born April 4, 1934 in Columbus to Lee and Millie Grace (Oesterreicher) Carter. She attended country school south of Shelby and graduated from Shelby High School in 1951. After high school Lois worked at Bernt’s Cafe in Shelby as a waitress.
On April 6, 1954 she was united in marriage to Wayne Charles Coffin at Shiloh Church in rural Polk County. To this union three children were born. They lived in Shelby before moving to the farm south of Shelby on the Big Blue River. In 1976 they moved into town and lived in a house that Wayne built. Lois later moved to the Assisted Living in Osceola before moving to Brookestone Village in Omaha in 2020 where she resided until her passing.
She was a member of the Shelby American Legion Auxiliary since 1954 and a long time member of the United Methodist Church in Shelby where she also taught Sunday School. She was a past member of the Blue River Extension Club and United Methodist quilting ladies.
When Lois was young she liked riding her Cushman scooter and rollerskating.
Survivors include her children: Marilyn (Barry) Wombacher of Papillion, Laura (Mike) Parr of Little Rock, Arkansas and Sandra (Paul) Olson of Omaha; four grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne who passed away March 31, 2000; and her parents Lee and Millie Carter.
