Lois Amanda Kloepping

Lois Amanda Kloepping, 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away with family by her side, Saturday June 25, 2022 at Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday July 1, 2022, at the Mt. Carroll Church of God. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Mt. Carroll Church of God and one hour prior to the service on Friday. Pastor Tim Yoder will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded with a private family graveside service on a later date.

Lois was born on July 27, 1935 in the family farmhouse in Lanark, the daughter of Wallace and Helen (Turnbaugh) Ware. She was the youngest of three daughters. Lois graduated from Lanark High school, class of 1953. She married Keith Kloepping, Sr. on November 27, 1953 in Chadwick, Illinois. They celebrated 51 years of marriage before his death in 2005.

Lois and Keith soon started a family raising 3 boys and 3 girls. Along with raising her family, she eventually had various jobs such as Dot’s Cafe in Mt. Carroll (where they made the best donuts ever), Micro Switch in Freeport and then her 35-year career at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. She was the Director of Housekeeping and Laundry and was very passionate about her work. She was the employee that would clock out when her time was up and then go back to work a couple more hours.

Her goal in life was to be a grandmother, and at the age of 40 that was accomplished! She was eventually blessed with 13 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, with 2 more coming soon. Lois’ happy place was in her home with family, and the more little ones around her the bigger her smile. The love she had for her family was like that of no other love! Later in her retirement she enjoyed watching the Cubs games, doing her puzzle books and watching The Game Show Network.

Lois will be dearly missed by her children, Cindy (Leon) Weems of Mt. Carroll, Keith Jr. (Deloris) Kloepping of Mt. Carroll, Peggy (John) Leslein of West Plains, MO, Mike Kloepping of Pearl City, Jeff (Niff) Kloepping of Mt. Carroll and Wendy, (Bill) Houghtby of Savanna; 13 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Lois is preceded in death by her parents, husband Keith, two infant daughters, and her sisters Betty Shoup and Carol Barthel.