Lois M Carlson, 83, passed away on June 25, 2023 in Price, Utah. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on March 21, 1940 to Roy Isador Chute and Catherine C. Johnson.
Lois was a spunky, energetic, fun-loving cornerstone to her big and continually growing family. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Carlson; children, Glyn (Shelly) Ussery, Sandy (Ron) Wright, Teresa (Bob) Onstott, Candace (Doug) Jensen, and Paige (Patrick) Wolfe; 15 grandchildren and 34 great grandkids.
She is preceded in death by her children, Tad Carlson and Pamela Robertson; her daughter-in-law, Patty Ussery; and her grandchildren, Heather Young and Skyler Hardee.
Lois loved to be social and active throughout her whole life. When she was growing up in Minnesota, she loved attending dances and concerts, going to the movies, and roller skating. She enjoyed working her first job at a malt shop selling quarter malts. Many people know Lois from her time working at Sprouce Ritz, Maverik or Food Ranch. She was on a bowling league and like to occasionally pull out her achievement pins for the family to admire. She loved shopping and collecting, leaving behind a healthy hoard of beanie babies, McDonalds toys and Holiday Barbies for the family to *ahem* cherish. She loved her bubble baths, and we love remembering the times she’d “start the tub” and then forget it until it nearly flooded the bathroom. She loved making trips to Wendover to play the slots, and joyfully told stories of the concerts that she went to on some of the many trips she enjoyed with her husband. She loved Christmas, and would decorate the house with abandon. She had a huge holiday bear collection that nearly took up the living room.
She loved peaceful mornings on the porch and the lively night life in Joes Valley at the cabin. “What happens at the cabin stays at the cabin.” She loved spending time there with family and friends that became family.
Above all else, Lois loved her family. She married her sweetheart, Jerry, November 7, 1972. She loved her children deeply and would do everything in her power to help them throughout her life. This love extended to her grandkids – she’d take them shopping, on cabin excursions, hosting sleepovers and even housing them as they needed it. Her loved extended even further to the next generation of great- grandkids cultivating a special bond with each generation that was lucky enough to have her. You would see a physical change come over her at the joy of the little kids coming through the door, and her love and joy was felt when you entered their home.
Lois never wanted to be perceived as “old.” She would go and do and push herself as much as possible through her whole life. When she was getting to where she couldn’t do much for herself, her loving husband took extensive care to keep her as comfortable and happy as possible. From spending hours on the phone with medical professionals or insurance companies and going to appointments, to getting her water with the exact number of ice cubes requested, or getting her nightgown in the right exact right color and fabric, the love he showed her was noticed. When staff would comment on how impressed they were with the love and level of care Jerry was showing, it made Lois incredibly proud.
The ripple of joy and love Lois created in life expanded far and wide, and the ripple of grief we feel in her passing is felt just as far and wide. The family will hold a private service at a later date.
Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price and Huntington where friends are always welcome daily and may share memories of Lois online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net