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Lois Mae Roby

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  • Name Lois Mae Roby  [1] 
    Born 9 Apr 1926  Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Oct 2015  Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Family

    Family ID: F788 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Husband Raymond Leo Nix,   b. 28 Mar 1916, Nix Settlement, Whitley, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1964, Columbia, Whitley, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48) 
    Children 
     

    1. Bonnie E. Nix

     

    2. Mark L. Nix

     

    3. Brenda Veronica Nix

     

    4. M.J. Nix

     

    5. M.R. Nix

     

    6. M.W. Nix

     

    7. M.J. Nix

  • Notes

    • Lois Mae (Roby) Nix, 89, a lifetime resident of Whitley County, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Renaissance Village where she had been a resident since October 2013.
      She was born April 9, 1926 in Columbia City, a daughter of Willie and Hazel (Leaman) Roby. She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1944 and attended nursing school at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
      In May 1946, she married Raymond Leo Nix at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church. Mr. Nix died Dec. 8, 1964.
      Lois retired in May 1991 from food service with 23 years of service at Columbia City Joint High School.
      Her memberships include St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church and St. Paul Sodality, Country Cousins Extension Homemakers Club, AARP and Silver Striders.
      Surviving relatives include seven children, Melvin J. (Jeanine) Nix, of Columbia City, Bonnie E. Anderson, of Fort Wayne, Michael R. (Patricia) Nix, of Churubusco, Mark L. Nix, of Rockvale, Tenn., Martin W. Nix, of Goshen and Matthew J. (Nancy) Nix, of South Whitley and Brenda V. (David) Ruland, of South Whitley; 11 grandchildren, Sonya Workman, Ryan Nix, Carla Mossburg, Kevin Nix, Aimee Nix, Lindsay Nix, Tara Hatton, Tiffany Chapman, Timmothy Nix, Ashley Ruland and Christin Ruland; and 12 great-grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Andrew James Nix and Jennifer Mae Nix; and two brothers, James Roby and Edgar B. Roby.
      Funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 315 S. Line St., Columbia City, with visitation one hour prior. The burial will be in St. Catherine Nix Settlement Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, with a prayer service at 5 p.m. Sunday.
      Preferred memorials are to Whitley County Council on Aging, Peabody Library or Whitley County Community Foundation. Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.Published in The Post and Mail on Oct. 15, 2015- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thepostandmail/obituary.aspx?pid=176120928#sthash.8qwWwBmd.dpuf

  • Source Citations

    1. [S15] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

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