Lois Jean Fink

Lois J. Fink, age 80, Watertown, formerly of Clark, the widow of Eldo L. Fink, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Monday morning, January 25, 2016 after a brief illness.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and will continue on Friday morning in the funeral home chapel after 9AM.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with The Reverend Mindy Ehrke officiating.  Dorothy Fuller will be the pianist.  Honorary casketbearers will be Justin Fink, Paige Rogge, and Logan Tupper.  The active casketbearers will be Dennis and Jim Johnson, Nathan and Eric Fink, Brian Engels, and Derek Tupper.  Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark.  Following the burial, all are invited back to the funeral home reception area for a lunch.

She was born Lois Jean Urdahl on May 21, 1935 at Clark, the daughter of Melvin and Florence (Macer) Urdahl.  Lois attended school at Clark, graduating in 1953.

On September 5, 1953 she was united in marriage to Eldo Lacel Fink at Vienna.  The couple lived in Clark where she worked at the Clark County Courier. Eldo died suddenly in 1972.  Lois continued raising her family of four children in Clark until moving to Watertown in 1975 to be closer to other family members.

Over the years, Lois did what it took to raise her family, from making their clothes to being a wonderful cook.  She did many years of clothing alterations from her home, something though she really enjoyed.  Lois also worked at the House of Fabric, and County Fair Foods, working in the bakery department.

In her free time she enjoyed camping and fishing in early years and as of recent, she loved working crossword puzzles.  Lois also liked playing cards: whist, hearts, and 9-innings – maybe even have an extra card or two at a time, and saying, "I didn't look, with a twinkle in her eye".  She also enjoyed cooking for family get-togethers and especially making things for the grandchildren.

Preceding her in death was her husband, her parents, Melvin and Florence (Macer) Urdahl Waxdahl, brothers, Willis, Robert and Donald Urdahl, a granddaughter, Sommer Rogge, nephew, Terry Urdahl, and a brother-in-law, Robert "Bob" Johnson.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her children, Gene (Natalie) Fink of West Jordan, UT, Dale Fink, Penny (Larry, Jr.) Tupper, and Julie (Ryan) Rogge all of Watertown, 6 grandchildren, Eric, Nathan, Justin, Derek (Samantha), Paige, and Logan.  She also leaves to mourn her sister, Marlene Johnson of Clark, a half-brother, Richard Waxdahl of Vista, CA, sisters-in-law, JoAnn Urdahl of Watertown and Joanne Urdahl of California.

Furness Funeral Home of Clark is serving the family where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com