Lois J Lukens passed away on January 28, 2025, after a short illness, she was 101.
Born in Rapid City in 1923, she spent her early years on the family ranch North of Owanka. IN the early ‘20s her father was elected County Commissioner. The family moved off the ranch to Rapid City. They moved back to the ranch after a few years.
Times got hard and the family moved to Auburn, Iowa and took up farming on one of Grandma’s family’s farms. Lois graduated high school in 1943, worked for a time in a dress shop in Breda, Iowa. She then returned to Rapid City, working at the old Mills Drug.
In 1951 she was married to Ralph T. Lukens. They had two sons, Seth and Jess.
After Ralph died in 1990, Lois spent her time traveling and doing volunteer work. She was a member of the 1st Baptist Church.
She was proceeded in death by her parents Ralph and Iva Brainard, a sister Grace, a brother Jack and her husband Ralph.
Survivors include her sons, Seth and Jess of Rapid City and assorted nephews and nieces.
For further information, see Behrens Wilson Funeral Home
