Lois Jean Chickering

Lois Jean Chickering 1944- 2025 Lois Jean Chickering, the daughter of Lester Chickering and Margaret Carol (Haviland) Chickering of Iowa, was born December 21, 1944, in Houston, Texas. She graduated high school from Stephen F. Austin, attended two years at Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches, Texas and graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968. Her marriage to Robert Mena of Merida, Mexico in 1969 led her to move to Laramie in 1973, when she accepted a position in the UW math department. In 1981 she opened Chickering Bookstore with an inheritance from her deceased parents. Her marriage to Robert ended in divorce in 1989. In 1994 Lois married Alan Redder of Truman, Minnesota and in the same year, relocated the bookstore purchasing the Simon Durlacher Building. After twenty-nine years as bookseller in downtown Laramie, Lois closed the bookstore and sold the building to Maggie and Nick Murdock.

She is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Avis Kernahan of Houston. She is survived by her husband Alan Redder and sister-in-law Rebecca Stone.

A visitation will be held on Friday, December 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Lois's name to the Laramie Animal Welfare Society. To leave condolences please visit www.montgomerystryker.com