Life Legacy
Lois Katherine Stevens was born July 31, 1926 on the family farm east of
Akron, IA, to parents Henry and Katherine (Westergard) Hillrichs. She died
August 18, 2014 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD at the age of
88 years and 17 days.
Lois was baptized on August 22, 1926 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on
April 6, 1941. She received her education in a country school near Akron. Lois
was united in marriage to Ervin Stevens on November 28, 1948. They farmed
south of Centerville until 1959 when they moved north of Centerville where
they raised their son David.
Lois was a member of Immanuel Free Lutheran Church and Centerville American
Legion Auxiliary. Lois and Ervin spent many winters in Texas. They loved
having coffee with their friends at the Centerville bakery and felt their day
didn't start right if they missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Ervin, brothers Robert,
Lowell and Donnie, a sister Darlene in infancy, sister-in-law Cornelia
Hillrichs, and nephews Mark Hillrichs and Randy Hillrichs.
Survivors include her son David Stevens and wife Cheryl, Centerville, SD; two
grandchildren, Mike Stevens and wife Laura, Viborg, SD and Deb Walburg and
husband Tim, Madison, SD; four great grandchildren, Evan and Kirsten Stevens
and Katlyn and Alex Walburg; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Hillrichs and Marilyn
Hillrichs; and many other relatives and friends.
Please join the Stevens family for a lunch at the Centerville American Legion
Hall following the committal service at Riverview Cemetery.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Immanuel Free
Lutheran Church, rural Centerville. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM to 8PM
with family present from 5PM to 7PM at Wass Funeral Home in Centerville.
Wass Funeral Home
Beresford, South Dakota
Submitted by volunteer, D. Snow
