Lois Thorson (BSMT ’57) died November 30, 2007 in her home from pancreatic cancer.  Lois was raised in Glenburn, ND, and graduated from Glenburn High School and earned a degree in medical technology from UND.

She married Dick Thorson on Aug. 23, 1957. They made their home in Sioux Falls and Huron, SD, where she was employed as a medical technician as well as in Chicago and Hartford, CT, prior to moving to Minot in 1965. While residing in Minot she was a full-time mother and wife and served as the property manager of the family real estate holdings. In addition, she and Bonnie Brekke established the first Minot day care in the basement of First Lutheran Church. Mr. Thorson died in 2003.

Mrs. Thorson was a member of the First Lutheran Church and its Altar Guild, the Deaconess Board and church circle. She was a member of PEO Chapter AL, the Art Club and Women’s Symphony League and the Minot State University’s Board of Regents. She was an active volunteer for the Norsk Høstfest, Minot Meals on Wheels, Domestic Violence Crisis Center and a supporter of the Taube Art Museum.

She is survived by her children, three grandchildren, sister and nephew.