Lois E. Stohl

COLUMBIA – Lois E. Stohl, 69, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday morning, Oct. 12, 2019, at her home with her beloved family by her side after a graceful and courageous 10-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in West Stewartstown on Aug. 14, 1950, Lois was the daughter of Gordon and Ruth (Jeffers) Whitehill. She attended Colebrook schools and was a 1968 graduate of Colebrook Academy. Lois married Eric Stohl on Feb. 26, 1972, and they began to raise their family, with son Dana born later that year and a daughter, Shari, born in 1976. She was a stay-at-home mom until Dana and Shari began to go to school, and she also looked after several other neighboring children. Once her children were in school, Lois began a career at the Upper Connectict Valley Hospital as a respiratory therapy assistant. She was later offered a job in the front office assisting patients with their accounts, and she was later promoted to the manager of the front office. After several years at UCVH, she later worked at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in the financial division. Lois was an EMT for more than 20 years, and was very active with the Colebrook Ambulance Corps. She was also on the Columbia Town History book committee, was secretary of the Colebrook Planning Board for a while, and also served a term as the Supervisor of the Checklist for the Town of Columbia. She was a faithful and life-long covenant member of the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook, where she also was the Superintendent of the Sunday School for many years. Upon the birth of her first grandchild, Caden, she retired from her professional work and began to care for him at home, and later did the same for her first granddaughter, Sayde. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy and would always light right up when they came to visit. Lois loved to travel, with York Beach in Maine during the summer months being a favorite place. Her beautiful smile and gracious acts of kindness will be greatly missed by many. Lois is survived by her husband of 47 years, Eric Stohl of Columbia; her daughter, Shari Parker and husband Michael; her mother, Ruth Whitehill; a brother, Keith Whitehill and wife Sherry; three sisters, Amber Riendeau and husband Yvon, Nancy Rouleau and husband Peter, and Brenda Sabine and husband, Stephen; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins, especially the Frizzell clan. She is preceded in death by her son, Dana, in 2002, and her father, Gordon in 1994. There will be no public calling hours. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. at the Monadnock Congregational Church in Colebrook on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Interment will immediately follow in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Stohl may be made to the North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency, 536 Cottage St., Littleton, NH 03561. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Lois E. Stohl

August 14, 1950 - October 12, 2019