Lois A. Wirth, 88, of Council Bluffs, formerly of Durant, died on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Hillcrest Country Estates in Papillion, Nebraska.
Funeral services will be held on March 23 at 11 a.m. at the Bentley Funeral Home in Durant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Durant Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in her memory.
Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.
Lois was born in Cedar County on April 15, 1930 to Gilbert and Verna (Johannsen) Martens.
Lois graduated from Durant High School in 1948. She worked at Jeff’s Market, Pioneer and the Durant Community Schools. She was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Durant and Royal Neighbors of America. She enjoyed bowling.
Lois married Vernon L. Wirth on Feb. 5, 1949 in Davenport. He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 1997.
Lois is survived by her sons: David (Jill) Wirth of New York City, Kent (Deb) Wirth of Council Bluffs and Joe (Colleen Ryan) Wirth of Minneapolis, Minnesota; four grandchildren: Kyle, Eric, Ashley and Taylor and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her son Leon and her sister Dolores Martens.
