Lois Tyrrell

Lois Marie Tyrrell, 88, of Brainerd, passed away November 6, 2024, at Woodland Good Samaritan Society, Brainerd.

Funeral services will be held at Halvorson Taylor Life Events Center, Brainerd, on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. until the time of service at Halvorson Taylor Life Events Center, Brainerd. 

Burial will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Staples.   

Lois was born September 12, 1936, to Ernest and Dorothy (Baerwald) Messer in Bertha. She married Eugene Tyrrell and they raised two children.

Lois lived a life filled with love, faith and a zest for life. In her younger years, she was an avid skier, enjoying both water and snow and was a lifelong bowler. She found joy in outdoor activities including boating, barbecuing, birdwatching, spending time at the lake  and as a supporter of animal and nature conservancy.

Her adventurous spirit led her to attend school in Minneapolis as a Registered Medical Technologist; to explore the world, traveling coast to coast and abroad to Mexico and Japan. Wherever Lois went she remained deeply rooted in her faith, being an active member of the church community, teaching Vacation Bible School and bringing a strong moral and spiritual compass to her life’s journey.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Norman (Xiaohong Zheng) Tyrrell; two sisters, Renee (Rick) Pfenning and Carol (Russ) Oyster; three grandchildren, Alexander Tyrrell, Ethan (Willy) Horn and Calissa Tyrrell and one great-grandson, Grayson Horn.

Lois is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene and daughter, Ann Horn.

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