Lois M. Slagel

��Lois M. Slagel, 84, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at her home in LeRoy. She was born June 28, 1930 in LeRoy, Kansas the daughter of Pearl E. and Emma A. Read Richards. Lois graduated from LeRoy High School with the Class of 1949 where she was crowned Homecoming Queen her senior year. Lois was forever joined in marriage to Raymond Slagel on December 18, 1949 in Emporia, Kansas. They treasured over forty nine years together until Raymond's death on August 15, 1998. During the younger years of her life Lois worked as a telephone operator in Arkansas City. She went on to work for the United Postal Service as a clerk and retired as the LeRoy Postmaster after thirty years of service. Lois took great pride in being active in the First Christian Church of LeRoy where she taught Sunday School for many years. Her numerous memberships included, fifty three years of membership to the Leroy Order of The Eastern Star #83, Sixty years with the Rebekah Lodge, fourteen years with the Neosho Valley E.H.U., Fireman's Auxillary and a life time membership to the American Legion Auxillary. Lois had also served on the Senior Center Board and dedicated fifteen years working in local elections. She will remain dear to the hearts of her daughter, Catherine Ann Newkirk and husband Randy of Leroy; four grandchildren, Samantha Burgett, Eric Newkirk, Newell Newkirk (Whitney), Veronica Newkirk (Jacob); six great-grandchildren, Rollyn Burgett, Roudy Earlywine, Austin Newkirk, Laura Newkirk, Layla Newkirk, and Dominik Newkirk; Lois was preceded in death by a son, Lester Slagel; two sisters, Virginia Meyer and Betty Jean Henry; five brothers, Bob, Jim, Rex, Bill and Babe Richards. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the First Christian Church of LeRoy. Burial will follow services at LeRoy Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of LeRoy or Coffey County Cancer Support and sent in care of the VanArsdale Funeral Home at P.O. Box #8, LeRoy, Kansas 66857. Condolence may be expressed at vanarsdalefs.com.��

Service:

10:30 a.m., Saturday April 25, 2015��

First Christian Church Of LeRoy



Visitation:

7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening��

First Christian Church of LeRoy