Lois Mae Moeckel, 93, passed away November 6, 2021, at her home. She was born July 14, 1928, on a farm near Garfield, KS, to Wayne and Ada (Gibson) Vinson. Lois was the youngest of their four children.
Lois was a graduate of Garfield High School, Garfield. She attended Fort Hays State University where she met her husband, Donald LeRoy Moeckel. Lois was a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority and Don was the star on the Fort Hays State basketball team. They were married on August 12, 1948, and shared 41 years of marriage before his death on September 4, 1989.
She worked various jobs over the years wherever her husband's coaching, teaching, and military career took them. Lois was an elementary school teacher in Ada, KS, and a secretary in the dean's office of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan. She worked in a dress shop in Colorado Springs, CO, and in the offices at Dorrance and Palco High Schools in Kansas. Lois was an assistant in the Stafford County Register of Deeds office in Saint John. After moving to Hutchinson in 1965, she worked as a secretary at Pierce Faris Cochran Sutton Accounting Firm until she retired in 1994 after 29 years. She and her husband also owned a custom harvesting and seed hauling business for over 20 years.
Lois was a sports fan as she followed and supported the various high school basketball teams that were coached by her husband. She was an avid K-State fan. No one was allowed to interrupt her when a K-State game was on. After Lois' retirement, she was able to travel and follow her son's career and visit family across the country before her health forced her to stop. She was a cancer survivor. Lois was also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
Lois is survived by her son, Merle Moeckel, Hutchinson.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; three brothers and their wives, Elmer and Jeanette Vinson of Chambersburg, PA, Clyde and Madeline Vinson of Garfield, and Harry and Dorothy Vinson of Denver, CO; two brothers-in-law, Bud Moeckel of Hays, and Glen Hurst of Topeka. She remained in contact over the years with many of her nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at a future date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lois M. Moeckel Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Lois was a graduate of Garfield High School, Garfield. She attended Fort Hays State University where she met her husband, Donald LeRoy Moeckel. Lois was a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority and Don was the star on the Fort Hays State basketball team. They were married on August 12, 1948, and shared 41 years of marriage before his death on September 4, 1989.
She worked various jobs over the years wherever her husband's coaching, teaching, and military career took them. Lois was an elementary school teacher in Ada, KS, and a secretary in the dean's office of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan. She worked in a dress shop in Colorado Springs, CO, and in the offices at Dorrance and Palco High Schools in Kansas. Lois was an assistant in the Stafford County Register of Deeds office in Saint John. After moving to Hutchinson in 1965, she worked as a secretary at Pierce Faris Cochran Sutton Accounting Firm until she retired in 1994 after 29 years. She and her husband also owned a custom harvesting and seed hauling business for over 20 years.
Lois was a sports fan as she followed and supported the various high school basketball teams that were coached by her husband. She was an avid K-State fan. No one was allowed to interrupt her when a K-State game was on. After Lois' retirement, she was able to travel and follow her son's career and visit family across the country before her health forced her to stop. She was a cancer survivor. Lois was also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
Lois is survived by her son, Merle Moeckel, Hutchinson.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; three brothers and their wives, Elmer and Jeanette Vinson of Chambersburg, PA, Clyde and Madeline Vinson of Garfield, and Harry and Dorothy Vinson of Denver, CO; two brothers-in-law, Bud Moeckel of Hays, and Glen Hurst of Topeka. She remained in contact over the years with many of her nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at a future date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lois M. Moeckel Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Lois Mae Moeckel, 93, passed away November 6, 2021, at her home. She was born July 14, 1928, on a farm near Garfield, KS, to Wayne and Ada (Gibson) Vinson. Lois was the youngest of their four children.
Lois was a graduate of Garfield High School, Garfield. She attended Fort Hays State University where she met her husband, Donald LeRoy Moeckel. Lois was a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority and Don was the star on the Fort Hays State basketball team. They were married on August 12, 1948, and shared 41 years of marriage before his death on September 4, 1989.
She worked various jobs over the years wherever her husband's coaching, teaching, and military career took them. Lois was an elementary school teacher in Ada, KS, and a secretary in the dean's office of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan. She worked in a dress shop in Colorado Springs, CO, and in the offices at Dorrance and Palco High Schools in Kansas. Lois was an assistant in the Stafford County Register of Deeds office in Saint John. After moving to Hutchinson in 1965, she worked as a secretary at Pierce Faris Cochran Sutton Accounting Firm until she retired in 1994 after 29 years. She and her husband also owned a custom harvesting and seed hauling business for over 20 years.
Lois was a sports fan as she followed and supported the various high school basketball teams that were coached by her husband. She was an avid K-State fan. No one was allowed to interrupt her when a K-State game was on. After Lois' retirement, she was able to travel and follow her son's career and visit family across the country before her health forced her to stop. She was a cancer survivor. Lois was also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
Lois is survived by her son, Merle Moeckel, Hutchinson.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; three brothers and their wives, Elmer and Jeanette Vinson of Chambersburg, PA, Clyde and Madeline Vinson of Garfield, and Harry and Dorothy Vinson of Denver, CO; two brothers-in-law, Bud Moeckel of Hays, and Glen Hurst of Topeka. She remained in contact over the years with many of her nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at a future date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lois M. Moeckel Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Lois was a graduate of Garfield High School, Garfield. She attended Fort Hays State University where she met her husband, Donald LeRoy Moeckel. Lois was a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority and Don was the star on the Fort Hays State basketball team. They were married on August 12, 1948, and shared 41 years of marriage before his death on September 4, 1989.
She worked various jobs over the years wherever her husband's coaching, teaching, and military career took them. Lois was an elementary school teacher in Ada, KS, and a secretary in the dean's office of the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan. She worked in a dress shop in Colorado Springs, CO, and in the offices at Dorrance and Palco High Schools in Kansas. Lois was an assistant in the Stafford County Register of Deeds office in Saint John. After moving to Hutchinson in 1965, she worked as a secretary at Pierce Faris Cochran Sutton Accounting Firm until she retired in 1994 after 29 years. She and her husband also owned a custom harvesting and seed hauling business for over 20 years.
Lois was a sports fan as she followed and supported the various high school basketball teams that were coached by her husband. She was an avid K-State fan. No one was allowed to interrupt her when a K-State game was on. After Lois' retirement, she was able to travel and follow her son's career and visit family across the country before her health forced her to stop. She was a cancer survivor. Lois was also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hutchinson.
Lois is survived by her son, Merle Moeckel, Hutchinson.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; three brothers and their wives, Elmer and Jeanette Vinson of Chambersburg, PA, Clyde and Madeline Vinson of Garfield, and Harry and Dorothy Vinson of Denver, CO; two brothers-in-law, Bud Moeckel of Hays, and Glen Hurst of Topeka. She remained in contact over the years with many of her nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held at a future date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Lois M. Moeckel Memorial Fund, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
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