Lois Jewell LaVia

April 29, 2016

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Lois Jewell LaVia, 90, was born September 12, 1925 in Des Moines, the daughter of Herschel and Ova Marie Zimmerman. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, April 29, 2016 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

In her younger years she enjoyed entertaining with her two sisters through music and dance. She had a passion for crocheting and enjoyed giving her finished work to others. She was a Homemaker, a wonderful mother of 9 children, and an avid Hawkeyes fan. Lois was a graduate of North High School and was a member of All Saints Catholic Church, and Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Lois is survived by her children, Attanasio LaVia, Cindy LaVia (daughter-in-law), Angie (Butch) Rodenkirk, Nanette LaVia, Lucretia Cheatham, Vanessa (Jim) Farrell, Melissa (Steve) Sents, Matthew LaVia, and David LaVia; 17 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by the father of her children, Tony LaVia; son, Chris LaVia; companion, Paul Kordick; and sisters, Vicki Zimmerman and Betty Watson.

The family would like to thank her caregivers and the staff at Mercy Hospice for their compassion and loving support of our mother.

Lois will be loved and missed by all those who were blessed to have known her.

Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at All Saints Catholic Church, 650 NE 52nd Ave in Des Moines, with inurnment at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening at Hamilton’s Near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave in Des Moines, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to National Down Syndrome Society, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, or Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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