Lois Dau Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lois Dau, age 93, of Algona passed away on August 24, 2019 at the Algona Manor Care Center in Algona. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, with Rev. Tom Schlund officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Riverview Cemetery in Algona. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 5:30 PM at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Lois Eileen Dau, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Spear) Fraser, was born on August 31, 1925 in Algona, Iowa. She graduated from Algona High School in 1943. On September 18, 1949 Lois was united in marriage with William F. Dau at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona. Lois was the bookkeeper for Dau Garage Inc. She retired in 1988. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where served as the LWML President for 22 years and helped with Vacation Bible School. Lois was the organizer of many family reunions. She enjoyed crocheting and gifted many afghans and other gifts. Left to cherish Lois’ memory is her husband of 69 years, William F.; children, William L. (Pam) Dau of Algona, Marilyn S. Nugent of Plymouth, MN, Jeanne L. (Richard) Boone of Austin, TX and Laurel A. (Matthew) Meyer of Clive; 8 grandchildren, Gayle Derfus, Nathan Dau, Jeanne Gengerke, Nick Dau, Jaclyn Estes, Michaela Balaski, Alyssa Meyer and Jack Meyer; 10 great grandchildren, Troy, Sasha and Kira Derfus, Hayden Dau, Charlie and Nora Gengerke, William and Samuel Dau and Sawyer and Sterling Estes; a brother, Virgil Fraser of Syracuse, NY; a sister, Eleanor Brandow of Algona; sister-in-law, Addie Fraser of Bloomington, MN and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mildred and siblings, Verl, Dorothy, Ron, Robert, Phyllis, Lewis, Harlan and Larry. Memorials may be made in Lois’s name and directed to Exceptional Opportunities.

Lois Dau

August 31, 1925 - August 24, 2019