Lois Katherine Franssen, 96, passed away Sunday, October 18th, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. Born January 23, 1924, in Bradish, NE to George and Katherine Waugh, she grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and worked as a personal secretary for various employers in Omaha, Nebraska. She moved to Phoenix in the mid-sixties, and joined the English Dept. at ASU in 1968, working as secretary to the department chair until her retirement in 1989. She was preceded in death by her husband George, her parents, brothers Glen and Melvin, and her lifelong best friend, Betty Chapin. Private graveside services will be held at Green Acres Cemetery, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257.