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Lois Dammann

Lois Dammann

SANBORN — Lois Dammann, age 91 of Sanborn, died on June 11, 2018, at Valley View Manor Care Center in Lamberton.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home in Lamberton and will continue on Wednesday from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn.

Service will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

The clergy will be Pastor Chris Cordes.

Interment will be at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Sanborn.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.

On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Lois Dammann was born November 21, 1926 to George and Rosebud (Engel) Scharmann in Sanborn. She attended and graduated from Sanborn Public School in 1944 and then worked at Sanborn State Bank for 30 years. On June 10, 1947, Lois married Marlin Dammann at Zion Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Lois started taking piano lessons at the age of 5. She used her skills to accompany and direct the church choir at Zion Lutheran Church where she was a life-long member. For over 70 years, she was the church organist. Lois enjoyed golf, travel, gardening, coffee time and happy hour with friends. She was a member of the Farmer’s Golf Club where she was an avid golfer, the Sanborn Legion Auxiliary, and served 12 years on the Sanborn City Council.

She is survived by a sister-in-law Genola Busse; nieces: Nancy Partich, Judy Montonye and Elisabeth Hendricks and nephews: Kirby Scharmann, Philip Scharmann and Emerson Busse. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband Marlin in 1996; brothers Edward and John Scharmann; brothers-in-law Alvord, Arlan, and John Dammann and James Busse.

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