Conde: Memorial services for Lois Trapp, 90, of Conde will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2013, at the United Methodist Church in Conde. Loren Siefken will officiate.
Inurnment will follow in the Conde Cemetery, under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel of Groton.
Visitation will be held on Sunday at the funeral chapel from 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Lois went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society in Clear Lake.
Lois Trapp was born June 4, 1923, to Andrew and Elsie (Teske) Christensen. She grew up on a farm near Turton. She graduated from Brentford High School in 1941 and went on to obtain her teaching certificate at Northern Normal College. She taught at country schools in the Turton area. In 1943, Lois married Charles Trapp. They purchased a farm northwest of Conde, where they lived until 1966, when they moved south of Conde.
Lois was active in many community organizations over the years. She especially enjoyed being a 4-H leader, singing in the church choir and participating in the UMW programs and plays. Playing bridge was one of her favorite activities. She was active in the Conde Senior Citizens, Conde UMW, and Conde Legion Auxiliary. She was actively involved in the restoration and maintenance of the Historic Turton Congregational Church.
She leaves behind two daughters: Linda (Brad) Gauger of Clear Lake and Patty (Gary) Hearnen of Conde; 12 grandchildren: Jim Trapp and Bill Trapp, both of Sioux Falls, Holli (Mark) Mayer of Austin, Minn., Amy (Todd) Forkel of Aberdeen, Angie (Jason) Weishaar of Fargo, N.D., Alysha (Ryan) Huber of Hartford, Melanie (Doug) Waldner of Hayfield, Minn., Jon (Missy) Heintzman of Joice, Iowa, Lon Hearnen and Chad Hearnen of Conde, Carla (Ryan) Miller of Rapid City and Jamie Trapp and fiancée Blake Siebel of Beulah, N.D.; 21 great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Lois was preceded in death by Charles; two sons: Bill and Chuck; and her siblings: Harold, Dick, Dorothy Kettering, Frank and Jack.
The family requests memorials to the Conde United Methodist Church.
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