Anne, I am so sorry for your loss.  May her soul rest in peace.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.  Many hugs my friend.  
- Smita

To all the O'Boyle family, please accept my heartfelt love and prayers at this time. May God's love facilitate healing and forgiveness. May your mother's legacy live on..HUGS cousin Janis

A long and loving life and many children and grandchildren to share it with! God's speed, Lois! -Don and Jeanne Cahala (WAAC) and 39th and Wright.

Dear Dennis, 
I am so sorry to hear of the death of Aunt Loie, and send my condolences to you, Rob,Ann,Joe & Barbara.  My heart will be with you all on Monday night.  If I could be there I would have like to have read the following memories of my godmother.  Feel free to do so if you wish.
Love,  cousin Ann Rasmussen

  LOIS CHARLENE ADAMS O'BOYLE   (1931-2014)

Aunt Loie was a role model for me.  As a girl growing up in the 1950's I was fascinated with Aunt Loie because, unlike most women back then who were housewives, she was a working woman.  

I thought how interesting her work as a legal secretary must be, reading and transcribing notes from legal cases.  I thought it must surely beat staying at home and doing housework all day.  

I was intrigued by the fact that she had served in the United States Marine Corp  during the Korean War as a legal secretary.  To chose to become a female soldier seemed pretty radical to me.  This was a woman who blazed her own trail into the world.

Aunt Loie was my godmother.  When a child was baptized in the Catholic Church in the 1950's the parents listed a male and female relative to sponsor the child.  They became so called “god parents” who were to ensure that the child be raised in the Christian faith should something happen to the child's parents.  Aunt Loie was a twenty-year-old single woman in 1951 when she became my godmother.  And I always felt a special bond with her while growing up.

She would come to our house on Friday night and pick me up for the weekend.  We would go by bus to her home where I would spend the weekend playing with my cousins Robert, Dennis and Ann (“Little Annie”).  For my birthday one year she gave me a subscription to “American Girl” magazine, which piqued my interest in writing.  

When the Korean War Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Aunt Loie went to the Capital to participate in its dedication.  I spoke with her by phone at that time and she was very proud of her military service and eager to participate in the event.

What I felt mostly as a child, and still feel to this day when I think of her, is an abiding presence of love that seemed to surround her despite the challenges she faced in life.  I will always remember her as a strong, intelligent, independent and loving woman.  What better role model could a child have?

Sincere condolences to the family from Marcia O'Boyle's friends in the service center at FEI Behavioral Health.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dennis & Judy: Our whole family sends you love and hugs at this sad time. The two of you gave your Mom a wonderful gift by showing her so much love and attention. Hang on to those memories and to each other. Love, Debbie, Gary, Jackson and Davis

You know I will be there in spirit on Monday.
A beautiful obituary---your mom was quite the lady---I wish I would have gotten to know her better.

Sincere sympathy to the family from the sister Marines in the Women Marines Association.  As state in the third stanza in the Marine Corps Hymn:  "If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines."  Take comfort in knowing while she has left her earthly life, Lois is proudly standing her new post in Heaven's detachment.  Mary Broussard, WMA National Chaplain

I remember the first time I met Denny's mothers. She had this independent and intelligent shine of how proud she was of Denny that she approved that you were his friend.  And then through the years, whenever I saw her again, she still had that proud and independent look.  I guess, that's where Denny gets that from.  Denny, you were always a tremendous son to your mother.  She will be guiding you in her thoughts.  You won't be able to see or hear her yet. And as you know, the kindness, compassion and love she shared never dies: thus, she did not die.  She passed on ahead of you.

On behalf of the O'Boyle family, I extend our sincere gratitude to all of you and especially to Dignity Memorial / Schramka - Borgwardt Funeral Home for the care. help, and excellence of Shelly Schroeger, Funeral Director.

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Lois A. O'Boyle

1 novembre 1931 – 5 août 2014

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