Lois G. Riege 101 of Vinton, formerly of Dubuque passed from this earth to her heavenly home on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab. A Celebration of her Life will be 12:00 pm (noon), Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Cremation Service 3860 Asbury, Dubuque, Iowa where the family will greet friends 10:30 am until service time on May 12th at the funeral home.

Lois was born July 29, 1916 in Georgetown, Wisconsin, daughter of Lee and Hester Riege. Although she never married her family numbered in the hundreds of people and hundreds of animals she encountered during her life. She especially loved the years on the farm in Georgetown and in her later life the house she purchased when she was 92 in Vinton. She worked for many years at the Americana Nursing Home in Dubuque, but her real career was caring for others.

Survivors include her son Mike and the daughter she never had Bev, her grandson Kevin and granddaughter Lisa; 3 great-grandchildren, Sydney, Ben and Joe; special nieces and nephews, Sondra Narveson, John, Jim, Peter, Susan and Becky Riege; very special grand nephews and nieces, Tom and Beth Grashorn, Bob and Laura Linstrad, Linda Lang; and great nieces and nephews David and Katie Liu and Sarah Linstrad. Last, but not least was her adopted family at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Kenny (killed in WW2), Claude, George, Harold and very special niece Patricia Grashorn.

The family would like to thank Virginia Gay Hospital and Virginia Gay Nursing and rehab for all your care over the last 5 years.

Memorials may be directed to Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab and Friends of the Shelter in Lois’ memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hskfh.com