Lois Ann Gall

Lois Ann Gall was born March 24, 1944, in Chicago, IL and died May 4, 2025, in Forest Hill, MD.

Her parents were Roy C. and Ruby (Reid) Gall. Roy C. died on August 12, 1991, and Ruby died on January 4, 1994. Lois would have had a sister Marilyn Ann Gall, but she died at the age of 7 years from Polio on September 9, 1943.

Lois attended Roosevelt Grade School in Dolton, IL completing 8 years and graduating in 1959; and she attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL graduating in 1962, she took a business or clerical field, and she also attended Harford Community College in Bel Air, MD taking part in the Job Skills Training Program for clerical business +- she graduated in June of 1996.

After graduating from high school Lois got a job in Chicago, IL at United Insurance Company of America working in the Industrial underwriter's department, she was also a supervisor for 2-1/2 years for the same company and in the same department; she worked there for 10 years. Then she worked for Marshall Field's Department store in Chicago, IL for 8 years in the accounting department. Lois also worked at South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, IL in the Central Supply department on the graveyard shift of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift for 14 years. She moved to southern Indiana in September 1988 and worked briefly for U.S. Shoe factory located in Crothers, IN and Rite Aide Pharmacy in North Vernon, IN. While Lois was still living in southern Indiana, she did volunteer work at Seymour General Hospital in the Gift Shop and then after 6 months working as a volunteer she got hired by the same hospital as a Care Giver, leaving that job position in December of 1990. She left IN to move back to IL to care for her elderly parents and also got her job back from the hospital but instead of working the 11-7 shift position she worked the 3-11 shift for the same department prior to moving to IN. She only worked at that hospital 9 months as she had to quit after her father passed away to care for her elderly mother who suffered from dementia. While she was still working at the hospital she was selected for Caring Person for the month of August 1991.

In June of 1995 Lois moved from IL to Belcamp, MD with her 2 cats Mittens and Mandy (both male cats) she moved to this state to be closer to her younger brother Gene and his wife Joan and many nieces and only 2 nephews. Lois worked at various jobs in Harford County with employment agencies and then in 1997 she got a job at Target department store in Bel Air, MD in the Security Department. She worked at Target for 5 years but before leaving Target she was selected as Employee of the month for September in 2000. Lois also worked for the FECA department of the government at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds thru Green Thumb a senior citizen employment agency doing clerical work for only 5 months leaving in August of 2001. Her last job of employment was at The Arc of the Northern Chesapeake Region in Aberdeen, MD doing clerical work in the various departments there and she got this job thru Experience Works another senior citizen employment agency working there for 4 years.

Lois also rang bells for the Salvation Army of Havre de Grace, MD 2 years in a row, 1996 & 1997 for donations at Christmas.

When Lois lived back in North Vernon, IN she took part in an Emmaus Walk in Greensburg, IN of August 1990, which was a trying experience for her. While living there in Indiana she attended North Vernon United Methodist Church and this was the church that sponsored her for the Emmaus Walk. When she lived in Homewood, IL she attended Olympia Fields United Methodist Church. While she was attending this church, she also did volunteer work helping the church secretary on various clerical jobs. She also helped out for Vacation Bible School for the 3rd and 4th grade classes in June of 1994. She also took part in two church retreats for Discover God's Call held in Rockford, IL and Henry, IL.

Lois was a member of the now disbanded American Legion Auxiliary of Riverdale, IL and she now is a member of Post 128 here in Aberdeen, MD.

Lois enjoyed working with her hands doing counted-cross stitch and needlepoint crafts, reading books from Guideposts and Chicken Soup for Your Soul books on various topics.

Mittens was put down in December of 1998 due to a rupture in his brain he was 18 yrs., old, and Mandy was also put down in 2007 due to thyroid problems and he was 17 yrs. old.

In December of 2007 Lois got another cat, a kitten that she named

Abbey for the town of Aberdeen. Abbey was an orange tabby female. Abbey was put down on August 13, 2014, due to juvenile diabetes and depression according to the veterinarian. Lois got another kitten on Sunday, October 26, 2014, from the Humane Society in Fallston, MD and she named this male Abbey Junior, which was grey in color with black stripes another tabby. The only problem she had with this kitten was that he had sneezing problems from God only knows why?

Lois is survived by one brother Gene Allen and his late wife Joan Alberta (Kershaw) Gall; two nieces, Tammy Budkey and her husband Richard and Chrissy DeHaven and her husband Christopher all of Aberdeen; two great nephews Joshua Gall and Richard C. Budkey both from Aberdeen, MD and five great nieces; Joanna and Emma Budkey, Ashleigh, Krista and Hope De Haven all from Aberdeen, MD

Besides her parents and sister, Lois was predeceased by her older brother Roy Paul Gall, Joyce Smart Thompson Gall and Christopher De Haven, Jr.

From 2015-2020, she enjoyed the company of Kasey-Kitty, her beloved cat, who now resides with the Budkey family

Interment will be private.

A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date.