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Lois Jean Kerr

March 13, 1932 — October 30, 2019

Lois (Shostrom) Kerr, 87, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.

A memorial prayer service for Lois Jean (Shostrom) Kerr will be held at the Dayton United Methodist Church on Saturday, November 23, at 11a.m. Interment will follow at the Dayton Cemetery at 11:30a.m. For online obituaries & condolences visit: www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com

Lois Jean Shostrom was born on March 13, 1932, to Russell and Elvina (Chinburg) Shostrom of Dayton. Her 38 years of state employment included the Iowa Motor Fuel Tax Division, the Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and 20 years with the Iowa State Patrol Headquarters staff. Lois will be especially remembered for her love of the Iowa State Fair, Lake Okoboji, professional golf, and Hawkeye sports at the University of Iowa.

Lois is survived by her niece and nephew, Karen (Mark) Lehmann of Waverly, Iowa and Keith Shostrom of Overland Park, Kansas. Her great-nephews include Erik (Dana) Lehmann and children Owen, June, and Edith, and Kirk (McKenna Metcalf) Lehmann, both of Iowa City, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Sarah Shostrom.

Memorials may be made to either: the Iowa State Fair Foundation, P.O. Box 57130, Des Moines, Iowa, 50317, or to the Dayton United Methodist Church, 107 3rd St. NW, Dayton, Iowa 50530.

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

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