Lois Jean Ripple

Lois Jean Ripple, 85

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Rd., Youngstown for Lois Jean Ripple, 85 of Youngstown who died early Sunday morning at Select Specialty Hospital, Youngstown. Lois was born September 2, 1934 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Randall and Marian Bancroft Glenn and was a lifelong area resident. Lois grew up in Columbiana, graduating from Columbiana High School in 1952, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Youngstown College and had been a bookkeeper for various local businesses. Lois was a member of Zion Lutheran Church since 1956; a member of the Columbiana Historical Society and a former member of ABWA. She was an avid seamstress; enjoyed gardening and loved to go to auctions. She was also interested in geneology and researching her family history. Her husband, Edward M. Ripple, whom she married May 12, 1956, died April 19, 2007. She leaves her daughter, Pam Ripple of Youngstown and a brother, Richard Glenn of Detroit, Michigan. Besides her parents and her husband, Lois was preceded in death by her son, Jon Ripple. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m Thursday, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lane Family Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel.