Lois DeNeui

Lois DeNeui, 94, of Lennox, SD, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Ava's House hospice, Sioux Falls, SD. Lois Mae (Musch) DeNeui was born on April 5, 1926, to William C. and Mata (Stroman) Musch, in Lincoln County, SD. She grew up on the Musch family farm north of Lennox, graduating from Lennox High School in 1944. Lois was united in marriage to Edward DeNeui on March 4, 1946 and to this union four children were born - Carol, Debbie, Russell and Bruce. Lois had multiple jobs in her lifetime. As a young girl she worked as a clerk at a drugstore and furniture store. After her children were grown, she was employed at Dakota Industries as a seamstress. She managed Daylight Donuts for her son-in-law, Mike. She also had a cleaning service with multiple customers. We remember our Mom who could sew, play the piano, cook wonderful meals, bake the best cookies and apple pies, all of her home canned vegetables from her huge garden, and she was still able to get the farm chores done. She enjoyed watching and cheering her kids and grandkids in their sports activities. She did all of this with love and as noted in her memoirs "My family is my life. I like to help them anyway I can." She also wrote words of advice to her family - "Be honest. Whatever you do, work hard at it to be the best." Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Edward (2004), her parents and her siblings: Leona Tronson, Lester Musch and Leo Musch. Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Carol (Cliff) Wulf, Lennox, Debbie (Mike) McEneaney, Sioux Falls, Russell E. DeNeui, Chancellor and Bruce (Nancy) DeNeui, Lennox; nine grandchildren: Chad (Kelly) Wulf, Corey (Carin) Wulf, Cara (Matt) Dainauski and Clayton (Megan) Wulf, Ryan McEneaney, Sean McEneaney and Megan McEneaney, Drew (Katie) DeNeui and Zachary DeNeui; 17 great-grandchildren: Camden and Braeden Wulf, Caiya, Ella, Brenna and Rylan Wulf, Grace, Rhys, Nora and Mason Dainauski, Marek, Rowan and Noa Wulf, Keagan and Zoey McEneaney and Kaylynn Mackey; one great-great-grandchild, Lincoln Lee Wulf as well as other relatives and friends. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 24 at Germantown Presbyterian Church, rural Chancellor with burial in the Germantown Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, also at Germantown Presbyterian Church, will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

Lois DeNeui

April 5, 1926 - July 20, 2020

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