Lois Irene Kruetzfeldt Mangelsen

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Lois Irene Kruetzfeldt Mangelsen, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born to William John and Ida Helena Sellentine Kruetzfeldt in Norfolk, Nebraska on 10/24/1929.

Moved to Grand Island, Nebraska in 1947. In High School is where she discovered her talent and love for music. She sang in many choirs including Sweet Adeline’s and with the Christ United Methodist Church Choir until 2013.  If not singing, you could often find her whistling.

Married Elmer George Mangelsen April 3, 1955.  Elmer saw her in passing and exclaimed to his friends “that’s the girl I'm going to marry.”  They moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1956 where she worked for the telephone company as a switchboard supervisor.  When Lois became a mother she started her new career as a stay at home mom. Lois shared her love of culture and the arts by taking her children and then grandchildren to see and experience many cultural and educational things.

Lois was very active even into her later years. She loved going to the Mt. Olympus senior center where she discovered a talent for painting.
She always had a smile on her face and a song and prayer in her heart and never had a bad thing to say about anyone. She was cherished and loved by her many friends and family. She will be greatly missed.

Lois is survived by her children, Michael Mangelsen (Dawn), Elise Pettegrew (David), RaeLynn Smith (Adam): grandchildren, Spencer (Jamie), Tyson (Mallory), Joshua, Chelsea, Jacob, Jasmine and three great grandchildren, Graham, Avery and Hadley.

Funeral services will be held Friday, September 9, 2016 at 1:00pm at the Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 East 3300 South. Friends and family are invited to visit Thursday evening 6:00-8:00pm at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, and at the church 11:45-12:45 prior to the service. Interment will be at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.