Lois Lois L. Lois L. Rulle Perry

Lois Leone Rulle Perry was born August 30, 1929. She was the second child of John and Isabelle Rulle of Racine, Wisconsin. Lois' Mother, Isabelle, was a housewife and her father was a police officer, both of whom are deceased. Lois' brother, Glenn, preceded her in death due to an automobile accident on January 1, 1948 at the age of 23.

Surviving Lois is her sister, Mary Lou Dolan of Port Orange, Florida. Her son, John and his wife Susan of Edgewater, Florida, and her daughter, Pam of Land O'Lakes, Florida, and her one grandson, John, presently living in Alabama (Son of John and Cindy Perry). There are two remaining cousins: Marjorie Ormond of Jacksonville, North Carolina and Robert Pfleger of Pahrump, Nevada.

During high school at Horlick High, Lois was a member of the band and played drums. Once she had to play in a school concert and she had to do a solo on the kettle drums. She ended up on a high rise that was as high as the basketball hoop, above the rest of the band. When the band started the song, a spotlight came on her while wearing her school's band uniform of scarlett and gray. The band teacher was proud of her performance. It was a big moment for her and she had a lot of fun in her senior year of school. That was one of her fond memories.

Upon graduation from high school, Lois attended the Patricia Stevens School of Modeling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After several years of modeling, she worked for J.I. Case Company in the accounting department. She also worked part-time at Racine's outdoor theater where both she and her mother worked as cashiers. Her father worked there as a security guard. She met her husband-to-be John Perry, at the theater where he was the manager.

John and Lois were married August 5, 1950 and had two children. Upon John's retirement from American Motors Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, it was their dream to move to Florida. In November 1976, they followed Mary Lou and her husband Bob to Florida, where they had a home built in Deltona, Florida.

Lois' husband, John, died September 29, 2007. After that time, Lois' health began to fail and in 2008 she was no longer able to live alone and moved in with her sister, Mary Lou. The two sisters had two years to share with one another.

Lois mentioned that she wondered what it would be like to re-live some events that meant a lot to her from her past like going on vacation with her parents and Mary Lou and getting lost in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin as well as horseback riding there. Lois' father was a baseball scout and had taught Lois how to pitch. She recalled once how she struck out 2 semi-pro baseball players in a game and her father was the catcher and how proud he was of her. She also wanted to re-live her vacations with John and her kids at Webb Lake, Wisconsin as we all had such good times vacationing there. Lois loved giraffes, dogs, jewelry, quilting, embroidery, sewing and other crafts and loved to go for rides in the car and eat out at restaurants. Dairy Queen was always a "have-to" stop for her! She taught herself to quilt and made many for herself and gave some beautiful quilts as gifts to the family. She was always looking for fabric to buy or a new pattern to try out. She made clothing for almost everyone in the family.

In October of 2010, Lois became very ill when she contracted Shingles on the face which eventually killed the nerve endings in her right eye and reduced her vision. This disease also affected her other health problems and she began to have difficulty walking, On October 30, 2010, she was admitted to Port Orange Nursing and Rehab center for rehabilitation. By December of 2010, it became apparent that she would be unable to return home with Mary Lou and became wheelchair bound and a resident of the nursing home. She was well-liked by the nurses and staff and was a pleasant and easy-going patient. By March 2012, she became bedridden, eventually passing under Hospice care on August 11, 2012 (Lois' mother's birthday).

In November 2009 and June of 2010, Pam took Lois on vacation to the Florida Keys. She loved looking at the water and going into all the tourist shops to see the arts and crafts of the area, as well as her visits to the Dolphin Research Center which is located on Grassy Key. She went over the 7 Mile Bridge, saw Key West, and watched the sunset that the Keys is known for worldwide. During her stay at the Nursing Home, Lois would often refer to her trips to the Keys and the enjoyment it gave her; and of the great time she spent watching the dolphins up close and personal at the Research Center. It seems only right that Lois be returned to the Keys and her ashes placed in the ocean that she loved so much.