Lois Nolte

Lois Nolte passed away February 21, 2016 in Wenatchee, WA. She was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Seattle, Washington to Hayward Wm. & Roxie (Flick) Jones. She had five siblings: Maxine, Barbara, Wilma, Patt and Merle. The Jones family moved many times during the Depression before Hayward found work at Grand Coulee Dam. He then went to work with the Bureau of Reclamation and the family continued to move a number of times. They were living at White Bluffs when it became the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Lois was honored to be Princess White Bluffs at the 1940 Apple Blossom Festival. She attended the Hanford/White Bluffs reunions for a number of years. While volunteering at the USO club at Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, she asked a handsome Texan, Frank H. Nolte, to dance. He refused so she married him instead on Sept. 1, 1944. They moved across the states many times with the Air Force. They had a number of postings in Texas and the family loved the times they spent on the family farm in Thrall, Tx. They were the parents of ten children: Eileen, Darlene, Frank Eugene, Judy, James, Michael, Kenneth, Elizabeth, Lucinda and Kathleen. They settled in Wenatchee in 1961. Lois retired from the Dept. of Social & Health Services. She was a Life member of the Native Daughters of Washington Territorial Pioneers, an avid reader, quilter, loved puzzles and an occasional chance to put a few coins in a slot machine. She loved to travel and remembered every route she ever took, which came in handy if you needed a rest stop in northern Nevada. In fact, Lois had an amazing memory and could recall everything from her childhood and shared wonderful stories with the family. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, and two sons, James and Kenneth. She was also preceded in death by her siblings; Maxine Hershey, Wilma Bohnet and Merle Jones. She is survived by her children: Eileen D’Amico, Darlene (Jim) Spargo, Frank Eugene Nolte, Judy (Ed) Gordon, Michael Nolte, Elizabeth (Ken) Hemberry, Lucinda Carreon and Kathleen (James) Hindman. She is also survived by her sisters, Barbara Clavis and Patt (Bill) Rogers. Lois has 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Blossom Creek Assisted Living for taking such good care of Lois. There will be no services. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at jonesjonesbetts.com. Arrangements are by Jones & Jones – Betts Funeral Home.

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Lois Nolte

September 18, 1922 - February 21, 2016