Mary Ellen Loos

Mary E. Loos passed away peacefully on January 26, 2018 at the Village at Ocotillo in Chandler, AZ. There will be two Celebration of Life services: Saturday, February 3rd at 10:00 a.m., at Sun Lakes United Methodist Chapel, 9248 E Riggs Rd, Sun Lakes, Arizona, and Huron, South Dakota at Kuhler Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 6th at 2:30 p.m.

She was born in Lincoln, NE on March 5th, 1923 to Warren and Louise (Graham) Rabal. Her Childhood was spent in Lincoln and Peru, Nebraska moving back to Lincoln after her father’s passing when she was eight years old. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940. During this time she met her future husband Dwayne Loos. The couple was blessed with two children, Gerald (Jerry) and Susan.

While Dwayne was serving in the Army, Mary and Jerry moved to be near Dwayne when possible or lived in Lincoln with Dwayne’s parents or South City Nebraska with Mary’s mother and stepfather (Floyd Taylor). Following discharge from the Army, Dwayne’s employment led them to live in Hay Springs, NE, Hot Springs, SD and Huron, SD.

Mary’s work experience included the Veterans Administration Hospital, a clinic and finally the hospital in Huron, SD where she was registered records administrator following the required registration examination which took two years of night classes in a local college, Later she took two more years for a degree in business administration and her MBA.

She enjoyed singing with the church choir and with the Sweet Adeline’s until her 810’s, painting, quilting, doing ceramics as well as hunting and fishing with Dwayne, swimming and writing poetry.

Several years after Dwayne’s passing Mary moved to Chandler, AZ to enjoy the warmer weather and be near family. Following a brief illness she was unable to regain her strength.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters and Dwayne. Left to cherish her memory are her son Jerry Loos (Jayne) and Susan Oliver (Rick) as well as 9 grandchildren: Ashli Spencer (Mark), Justin Oliver (Michelle), Mike Loos (Rhonda), Jon Loos (Tammy), Steve Loos (Krissy), Carrie Pugh (Jerry), Jenna Loos, Jolene Loos, and Jilian Loos. She had 17 special great-grandchildren: Rachel, Abby, Kayla, Jackson, Brayden, Bella, Jordan, Maddie, Hannah, Sam, Ben, Christopher, Katelyn, Abigail, Gracie, Katrina, and Thomas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to Sun Lakes United Methodist Church in Chandler, Riverview United Methodist in Huron, or a local animal shelter of your choice.