Lois Dinger

Lois Marie (Klobassa) Dinger of Riceville, recently of Osage, Iowa passed away at Faith Lutheran Home on January 22, 2025, at the age of 93.
Lois was born to Rudolph and Allene (Weers) Klobassa on November 13, 1931, in New Hampton, Iowa. Her father, Rudy, an Elma businessman, passed away when she was two years old, and her mother later married Emil Ring. They raised Lois and her identical twin sister, Marlene, and Emil's daughter Mayzee, in Riceville, Iowa. She graduated from Riceville High School in 1949.
Lois and Glenn Dinger were married on June 2, 1951, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Riceville, Iowa., where she remained a member for over 70 years. To this union Brenda, Beth (twin sisters), Paul and Susan were born.
Lois worked briefly at Pearce Telephone Company in Riceville and later worked as a clerical assistant for The Riceville Recorder.
She spent many enjoyable hours playing golf and was the women's club champion for several years at the Riceville Country Club, where she was a charter member. Lois also enjoyed playing cards with friends and family and was also a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She also volunteered with fellow parishioners at St. Peter's making beautiful quilts that were donated to various causes.
Lois was proud of and very attentive to her immediate and extended family and cherished the times she spent with all of them. Those remaining to lovingly remember her include daughters Brenda (Kermit) Singelstad of Lake Mills, Iowa; Beth Dinger of Osage, Iowa; Paul (Susan) Dinger of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Susan (the late Steve) Swancutt of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; four grandchildren; Patrick Swancutt, Erin Swancutt, Kris Singelstad and Matthew Dinger; seven great-grandchildren; Ashtyn, Levi, Marshall, Emmett, Olivia, Raegan and Cael, along with many loving friends.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, a sister who passed at birth, and sisters Marlene Dillon and Mayzee Wright.
The family requests that memorials be forwarded to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 105 West 6th Street, Riceville, Iowa 50466.