Lola Marie Prothero, 86, passed away on September 27, 2018 at Unity Point/St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City. A celebration of her life will be held on October 13, 2018 from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. It will at the Akron Fire Station, 1000 Ridge Road Drive, Akron, Iowa.

Lola was born on February 22, 1932 in Akron, Iowa to Harold and Gladis Jammerthal. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Akron, Iowa. She married Richard Charles Prothero on June 18, 1948 and they had 6 children. Lola had three careers in her life. She had a successful Tupperware in the 1970s in Brevard County, Florida. She returned to her roots in Akron in 1976 and decided to pursue a career in nursing. She attended Western Iowa Technical School and received her Nursing degree in August of 1979. She then worked as an RN at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City until her retirement in 1994. The third career which she often said was her favorite and most important was being a Mother. Lola had many interests and hobbies. She had a great love of nature and spending time outdoors, especially in her garden. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting, embroidering, doing puzzles, and traveling.

She is survived by her children, Toni Prothero and her husband, Joe Justad, of Flagstaff, AZ, Debbie Prothero of Springfield, MO, Ricky Prothero of New Port Richey, FL, Rodney (Janie) Prothero of Merritt Island, FL, Randy (Peg) Prothero of Sioux City, IA, Ronny (Robin) Prothero of Hawarden, IA; her sister, Lorraine Kiewel and sister-in-law, Jo Sandra Jammerthal both of Akron, Iowa and brother-in-law Jack Strong of Sioux City, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and friends.

Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Gladis Jammerthal; Richard Prothero; her sisters and brothers, Darlene Lawrence, Elaine Strong, Shirley Day, Imogene McKee, Lois Ann Arens, Harold (Bud) Jammerthal and the triplets, Carol, Dean and Audrey Jammerthal.

[Source: Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes; Sioux City, IA]