Lois Thoeny, 76, of Libby

Lois Ione Farquhar Thoeny  died March 18, 2014. She was was born Sept 8, 1937, in Glasgow to Howard and Fern Farquhar.

Lois married Art Thoeny on Feb 2, 1957. They moved from Glasgow to Libby about 1970. She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Miles City in 1961 and was faithful in sharing her beliefs with others as the Bible commands.

She worked with Art to raise their children according to the principles and values of the Bible, which resulted in a well-disciplined, loving, close family.  

Lois loved her plants and flower gardens and was a wonderful seamstress and homemaker until dementia changed her life. During the past 15 years she became a renowned Houdini and masterful maker of toast as the disease took over. Sadly, Lois took a sudden down-turn at the end of February and died from complications of her disease on Tuesday, March 18.  

Her family is glad that she is no longer suffering and is looking forward to seeing her again when the Bible’s promised resurrection takes place here on a paradise earth.

Lois is survived by husband, Arthur Thoeny, after a marriage of 57 years; brother,  Ken (Deloris) Farquhar; four sons and two daughters,  Dan (Gloria) Thoeny of Glasgow, Mike (Michele) Thoeny of Libby; Judi (Brad) Thoeny Brown of  Seattle, Wash., Sharlene (Tren) Thoeny Barnette of Tucson, Ariz., Brian (Taunya) Thoeny of Seattle, Wash., Ben (Becky) Thoeny, of Glasgow; grandchildren, Andrea, Dawn, Alisa, Devon, Georgie, Ciera, Cameron, Chelsie, Zach, Alacia, Taylor, Kelsey, Kade and great-granddaughter Mercedes.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Libby Memorial Center, 111 E.  Lincoln Blvd. in Libby.

Arrangements are by Schnackenberg & Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory in Libby.