KURTZ, Lois

KURTZ August 12, 1930 – May 14, 2025 Lois Edna Kurtz (nee Cress) passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alberta on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the age of 94.
Mom was pre-deceased by her parents, Jesse and Thelma, her husband, Andy, and her eldest son, Kerry. She is survived by her children Kevin, Larry (Diane), Jesse (Corry). Diana (Lorne), Brian (Cindy), and also survived by close to 40 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren.
Mom was born in Lethbridge, AB and grew up in New Dayton. She baked, sewed, and created many things like wedding cakes and egg noodles. She had 6 children with Andy on and off the farm in Milk River, New Dayton, Stettler and Cranbrook, BC. Being raised in the dirty thirties, Mom learned to be thrifty and re-purpose almost anything. After Dad retired, they travelled by trailer as Snowbirds and settled in Victoria, BC in an RV Park. Mom spent the last four years there alone after Dad passed. In 2015 she moved to a senior’s lodge in Lethbridge. Mom enjoyed happy hour, movie night, crib, bingo, puzzles and others.
She accepted Jesus into her life through baptism at the Central Church of Christ – Lethbridge where she attended in her last years.
Family, residents of the lodge, lodge staff, hospital staff, all said Mom had a sense of humour and they thought she was a great lady! Mom said she just wanted to help people.
We will miss her dearly.
A family celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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