Lois O. (Melin) Wallace
Feb. 6, 1942-Jan. 23, 2021
Lois O. (Melin) Wallace,
78, Kenmare, ND, passed
away on Saturday, Janu-
ary 23, 2021 in a Minot
hospital.
Lois Odette Melin was
born on February 6, 1942,
a daughter of Amos L. and
Ada I. (Andersen) Melin
in Kenmare, ND. She was
raised in the Norma, ND
area, and attended Norma
School.
In 1958, Lois was unit-
ed in marriage to Ronald
Mehus. Together they had
a son, Lynn, and made
their home in the Sher-
wood, ND area. In 1980,
the couple divorced. In
1983, Lois was united in
marriage to Ken Wallace.
They made their home in
McPherson and Hutchis-
on, KS. They later di-
vorced. In 2010, Lois re-
turned to Kenmare to be
closer to family and
friends.
Lois held various posi-
tions in the Kenmare area,
including housekeeping at
the hotel and worked
alongside her siblings at
the soil conservation
center planting trees. She
was a self-taught seam-
stress, and was able to fix
anything, even upholster-
ing the seats of vehicles.
Her most important job,
was that of homemaker
and mother.
Lois enjoyed spending
time with her family,
along with sewing, can-
ning, fishing, crocheting
and was an avid Kansas
Jayhawks basketball fan.
She was a wonderful
mother, grandmother, sis-
ter, aunt and friend and
will be missed by all that
knew her.
Lois is survived by:
Son Lynn (Carol)
Mehus, Stanley, ND; three
grandchildren: Reed (Ash-
ley) Mehus, Rachel
(Kevin) Kottsick, ReeAnn
(Austyn) Sadowsky; two
great-grandchildren: Lana
and Cal Kottsick; special
niece Vicki Larson, Minot;
Siblings: John (Marlene)
Melin, Kenmare, Carl
(Linda) Melin, Kenmare,
Shirley (Joe) Brunner,
Kenmare, Mae Hansen,
Green River, WY;
sister-in-law Janice Melin,
Kenmare, ND; Several
nieces, nephews and
cousins also survive.
Lois was preceded in
death by: her parents, two
brothers Allan and Ralph,
a niece Terri Jensen, and a
brother-in-law, Clayton
Hansen
Visitation: Thursday,
January 28, 2021 from
noon until service time at
the Trinity Lutheran
Church, rural Kenmare,
ND. All local and state
CDC Covid-19 guidelines
will be followed.
Private Family Funeral
Service: Thursday, Janu-
ary 28, 2021, at 1:00 pm at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
rural Kenmare, ND.
The funeral service will
be videotaped and
uploaded following the
funeral service and may
be viewed on YouTube at:
www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5w
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Burial: A private family
committal service will
take place at a later date
in the spring of 2021.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Kenmare