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Lois Gayl MacRae, 93, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility in Hillsdale.

Posted Jun. 14, 2011 @ 12:01 am
Updated Jun 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Hillsdale, Mich. Lois Gayl MacRae, 93, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility in Hillsdale.

She was born April 1, 1918 in Industry, Penn. to Earl and Grace (Aber) Hineman. Lois married A. Bruce MacRae on Sept. 30, 1948 in Los Angeles, Calif. He preceded her in death in 2003.

Before her marriage, Lois taught school in a one-room schoolhouse in South Dakota, then taught kindergarten in Los Angeles. After her marriage, she was a devoted homemaker, wife, and mother. She was an active member of Lockwood Community Church for many years. Lois was an avid gardener and enjoyed all of God’s creation.

She is survived by her children, Pamela (David) Staff of Ames, Iowa; Fabienne Oda of Coldwater; Craig MacRae of Denver, Colo. and Lola (David) Snell of Hillsdale. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Cameron (Janelle) Staff, Briana (Joshua) Stensrud, Jason (Nikki) Oda, Michelle (Chuck) Morgan, Tiffany Oda, Esther MacRae, Rebecca MacRae, Joshua Snell, Michaya Snell and Gabriya Snell and also her great grandchildren Dylan and Avery Staff and Beck Oda.

Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Lockwood Community Church, Coldwater with Rev. Shayne Looper officiating. Burial will be at Lockwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until time of service at the church. Memorials may be made to the Lockwood Community Church. Arrangements by Gillespie Funeral Home, Coldwater.