Lois Klinefelter

Lois D. Klinefelter was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Monday September 13th, 2010.

Lois was born in her parent''s farmhouse in Cocalico on June 26th, 1918, daughter of Evan M. Dinger and Sallie Arzbaecher Dinger. She married Clifton Ernest Klinefelter on October 5, 1946. He preceded her in death November 26, 1998.

After graduating from the Reading School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse, she served with the Army Nurse Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II. While in the army she was assigned to the 289th Station Hospital, which received the Meritorious Service Unit Award for superior performance of duty on Guam and Marianas Islands. She was awarded the Bronze Service Star on the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon.

Lois met Clifton at Fort Howard, Maryland where they were stationed after the war. They moved to Lebanon, and both worked at the Lebanon VA Hospital. They also worked at VA Hospitals in Washington D.C. and Danville, Illinois before returning to Lebanon, where she retired from the Lebanon VA Medical Center in 1984.

She was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lebanon and served on their Archival Committee. She was a member of the Women of Salem, Church Women United and served as the Secretary of the Lower Susquehanna Synod Lebanon County Clusters. She had been a member of the American Business Women''s Association since 1975.

Lois enjoyed cooking, baking and canning which she learned from her Mother while growing up on the family farm. Her Pennsylvania Dutch upbringing gave her the inherent ability to enjoy working hard to serve other people.

Survivors include her son, Craig (Kathy) Klinefelter of Silvis, Illinois, her daughter, Susan Heagy of Lancaster, seven grandchildren, four great grand children, several cousins and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was the last of her immediate family including five brothers; Clarence, Mark, Victor, Warren, Mylin and two sisters; Grace (Gerhret) and Ruth (Firestone).

Visitation will be from 9-11:00AM, Friday September 17, 2010 at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church 199 North 8th Street, Lebanon, with the Funeral Service immediately following. She will be laid to rest next to her husband, and along with her immediate family at the Kurtz Cemetery in Cocalico. Memorials may be directed to either the Preservation Fund or the Endowment fund at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Christman''s Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the family with the arrangements.

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