Hooley, Lois E. (1888-1965)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1965 Aug 26 p. 1

Birth date: 1888

text of obituary:

Death of Shipshewana Woman Raises Indiana Tornado Toll to 140

Shipshewana, Ind. — The death toll from the Palm Sunday tornadoes — termed Indiana's worst disaster — was increased to 140 with the death of Mrs. Lois E. Hooley, 77, of rural Shipshewana.

Mrs. Hooley and her husband, Noah J. Hooley, were both injured when a twister ripped through their home on Route 2 the evening of April 11. She was taken to Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. On Aug. 6 she was transferred to Lagrange County Hospital where she died Aug. 16 of complications resulting from her storm injuries.

Her death raised the fatality total in Lagrange county to 20, and in th northern Indiana area to 82.

Funeral services were held Aug. 18 at the Topeka Mennonite Church, with Rev. Willard Scrag in charge.

Survivors include her husband, whom she married in 1948, one son, three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three stepsons and two step-daughters.