Doris Pauline Lohse-Stokes

Doris Pauline Lohse-Stokes, age 72 of Red Wing, died on October 14, 2012 at her residence at Deercrest. Doris was born August 20, 1940 in Fox Lake, MN to George and Alice (Brensel) Lohse. She graduated from Welcome High School in 1958 and went on to graduate from Mankato State College with a B.S. in Education in 1962. After graduation, she completed her classroom teaching at Monticello. Doris taught at Ceylon High School and became the first female speech director at Faribault Senior High School. She taught college bound Speech and English, including term papers and fifteen minute orations. She also did seven years of homebound teaching in Red Wing, teaching pregnant girls and boys who had been in skiing and auto accidents. She married Gerald Kyllo in 1967 and they had two children. They later divorced. She married Gerald Meyer in 1985, they later divorced. She married Ronald M. Stokes in 1989. Ronald died on December 6, 2008. Religiously, Doris had been a Mennonite, Baptist, Methodist, and became an ELCA Lutheran in 1969.
Doris is survived by her loving children, Deanna Peterson of Red Wing and Douglas (Wendy) Kyllo of Zumbrota; grandchildren, Aaron Peterson, Kyera Peterson, Ethan Kyllo, Harley Kyllo and Braydon Potter; four brothers, Donald, Merle (Donna), Dale (Barb), and Bruce (Sandra) Lohse; two sisters, Virginia (Ed) Cosmillo and Helen (Dennis) Klenz; brother-in-law, Richard Kramer. She is also survived by step-children, Larry and Ronald W. Stokes; step grandchildren, Daniel and Skylar Stokes; and many nieces and nephews.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ronald M. Stokes; sister, Betty Kramer; sister-in-law, Thelma Lohse.
Visitation will be on Thursday, October 18 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel in Red Wing. Burial will be on Friday, October 19 at Welcome Cemetery in Welcome, MN.

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Visitation

OCT 18. 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)

Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel
602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066

Cemetery

OCT 19. 11:00 AM (CDT)

Welcome Cemetery
Welcome, MN