Lois G. Thompson

1928 - 2019

HARTWICK – Lois G. Thompson, 90, of Hartwick, passed away surrounded by her family Saturday night, January 26, 2019, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a brief illness.

She was born Lois Gertrude Coburn May 16, 1928, in Essex Junction, Vermont, a daughter of Ralph Henry Coburn and Anna Bessie Sweet Coburn.

At one time she was employed as a secretary for community programs in Chelsea, Vermont. She devoted much of her life to raising her family and caring for their home.

Lois is survived by her six children, Jeri Tiffany of Cooperstown, Teri Purdy of Bloomingburg, Jennifer Rettenmaier and husband, Richard of Ellenville, Jason Thompson and wife, Susanne, of Fairlee, Vermont, Randi Griffith and husband, Wayne, of Hartwick, and Christi Dutcher of Neosho, Missouri; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; and four sisters, Muriel Laliberte, Patricia Widli, Phyllis Blanchard and Greta Griffin, as well as many nieces and nephews.
  
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Alonzo Thompson, who died April 22, 1994; two brothers, Robert and Irving Coburn; and two sisters, Jean Bryne and Joyce Gomez.

A private service will be held by the family at their convenience.

Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. 


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