Lois Corss, 80

Published 6:24 pm Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Lois Corss, 80
May 6, 1931 — Jan. 4, 2012

Lois Maxine Corss, 80, of Vandalia, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at her residence.
She was born May 6, 1931, in Elkhart, Ind., to Ray and Dorothy (Smeltzer) Newcomer. She married Gilbert Corss on April 14, 1953 in Princeton, Ill.
Lois is survived by her husband, Gilbert Corss of Vandalia; one daughter, Connie (Robert) LaPorte of Cassopolis; and one son, Kenneth Corss of Vandalia; four grandchildren, Robert (Michelle) LaPorte II of Cassopolis, Tammy (Brian) Hartsell of Niles, William H. LaPorte of Cassopolis and Annie (Aaron) Howard of Kalamazoo; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janet (Richard) Gaddis of Elkhart.
She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Gene Corss, in 1974 and one sister, Fern Mott.
Family and friends gathered Friday, Jan. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 202 North Broadway St., Cassopolis.
Services were held Saturday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment followed in Birch Lake Cemetery, Vandalia.
The family prefers memorial contributions be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, 801 Hazen St., Ste. A, Paw Paw, MI 49079-2008.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel, Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis. Online condolences may be sent to wagnercares.com.