Lois passed away at North Memorial Hospital on Feb. 27, 2023. Lois was born Sept. 18, 1942 in Becker Twp. She graduated from Becker High School in 1961. She then moved to Anoka and went to work at Honeywell. She married Dale Powell on Feb. 12, 1966. After her children were born, she started a day care in their home in Anoka. She provided loving care for many children until they retired and moved to Walker, MN in 2004. In Sept. of 2022, they moved to Brook Park to be near their children.

Lois is survived by her husband, Dale, of 57 years, daughter Denise (Jeremy) Meyer of Brook Park, MN, Son Darren (Jackie) Powell of Grantsburg, WI., Grandchildren Ryan (Kia), Luke, Nichole, Wyatt, Payten and Kendall. Great grandchildren Lily and Maddie, sisters Marcy (Dan) Whitt, Elaine (Rick) Wiener, brother Arnie McCalla and sister-in-law Annette McCalla and nieces and nephews and many more relatives and friends.

She loved gatherings with family and friends and was loved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Marcella (Haberman) McCalla, brother Larry, grandson Scott, grandparents and many aunts and uncles.

A memorial service was held at Thurston’s in Anoka on March 4th. Interment will be in Becker Cemetery on May 26 at 11 a.m.