Lois Rebecca Spalding

Lois Rebecca Spalding

Lois Spalding, daughter of the late Claude Dirnberger and Hattie Rebecca Brock Dirnberger was born on October 26, 1932 in New Hamburg, Missouri and departed her life on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 89 years.

She was a former employee of Missouri Division of Family service in Cape and Scott County for many years, Lois and her husband were owners of Joe Spalding Trucking, and a member of the St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton.  Mrs. Spalding was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, (DAR) Daughters American Revolution, Red Hats Society, and Scott County Historical Society. She was very active and a lifelong resident of Benton.

On September 26, 1953 she was united in marriage to Joe “Amos” Spalding in New Hamburg, Missouri.  Mr. Spalding preceded her in death on December 13, 1995.

Survivors include two sons, Joe (Betty) Spalding of Scott City and John (Lisa) Spalding of Benton; two daughters, Becky (Charles) Schwartz of Chaffee and Melissa (Jeff) Lee of Rogersville, Missouri; one brother, Glen Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau; by two sisters, Janet Vetter and Vera Henneman both of Benton; ten grandchildren, Joseph Spalding, Justin Spalding, Gavin Spalding, Suzanne Jackson, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Schwartz, Jared Lee, Jordan Lee, Emily Woolf, and Katie Cruz; also by ten great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death three brothers, Richard, David, and Andrew Dirnberger; also by a great-granddaughter, Freya Elizabeth Woolf.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. in the St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton.  Funeral mass will be conducted on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. in St. Denis Catholic Church with Father Bala Swamy Govindu officiating.  Interment will follow in the St. Denis Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Family request that memorial be made to St. Denis School, St. Augustine School, or St. Joseph School.