Lois Mae Sorensen, formerly from Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at Lawson Manor in Luck, Wisconsin, on Jan. 30, 2024. She was 96 years old.
Lois was born April 6, 1927, to Albert and Alice Peterson and was raised on the family farm in Cushing, Wisconsin, along with her siblings, Charles, Dorothy and Jean. Lois graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1945. In 1948, Lois married Arnie Sorensen. Lois spent her entire career working at Fidelity State Bank in Dresser, Wisconsin. She was an accomplished bookkeeper for Arnie in his tenure at Arnie’s IGA in Milltown, Wisconsin. She was an avid seamstress making many clothes for her children. Lois loved to quilt and made quilts for her children and grandchildren. Lois made an appearance on the Twin Cities TV show “Bowlerama” in 1958 and won first place and a trophy filled with 150 silver dollars, an electric mixer and a mattress. She also enjoyed snowmobiling and traveling in their motor home.
Lois is survived by her three children, Gary (Diane) Sorensen of Visalia, California, Peggy Cox (Tom) of Zimmerman, Minnesota, and Patsy (Todd) Hansen of Balsam Lake; grandchildren, Heidi (Dustin) Franz of Visalia, Jason Sorensen (Michelle Ross) of Visalia, Jamie Cox (Kristy Bebensee) of St. Michael, Minnesota, Dayna (Ed) Waytashek of Zimmerman, Shannon (Brian) Ducklow of Somerset, Wisconsin, and Cody Korsan of Balsam Lake; 14 great-grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Arnie; parents, Albert and Alice; and siblings, Charles, Dorothy and Jean.
There will be a private ceremony for immediate family at a later date.
To sign an online guestbook please visit williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery, Wisconsin.
