Modoc County Record – December 14, 2006 Lois Van Nes Lois Ann Van Nes passed away Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at the age of 67. Her passing concluded a three-month bout with cancer at her home in Alturas, which she cherished so much. Services will be held Friday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. at Kerr Mortuary Chapel, Alturas, followed by a committal service at Alturas Cemetery. A reception will take place at the Alturas Elks Lodge, following the services. Friends and family may attend visitation between 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 14 at Kerr Mortuary. Lois was born in Princeton, Minnesota on March 3, 1939, and moved with her family to California as a young girl. After graduating from high school in the Sacramento area, she studied nursing and began her nursing career there. She pursued her nursing work at hospitals in Sacramento, primarily the Sisters of Mercy Hospital. In 1986, she moved to Alturas with her husband and continued her nursing career a Modoc Medical Center, Alturas and Surprise Valley Hospital District, Cedarville, until her retirement in February, 2006. She loved to travel and visited over 40 of the states in the nation, Alaska and Hawaii included. She even visited Russia when it was still the Soviet Union. She traveled with a group of nurses from the United States, with the purpose of sharing ideas for improving nursing services there. Her zest for adventure also led her to Mexico three times. She and daughter-in-law Robin, insisted, so husband Hans and his son Randolph accompanied them to Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas in three successive years. Lois is survived by her husband Hans Van Nes, Alturas, CA; daughter and son-in-law Robbin and Jerry Desporte, Chunchula, AL; stepdaughters Rhonda Millwee, Rio Linda, CA and Rebecca Keeling and husband Scott, Placerville, CA; stepsons Raymond Van Nes, Alturas, CA and Randolph Van Nes and wife Robin, Valley Springs, CA; brothers Robert Foote, Phoenix, OR; and John Foote, Sacramento, CA. She was also the proud grandmother and step-grandmother of 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Lois loved gardening and was known for her beautiful roses and flowers at her home on Carlos Street in Alturas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Modoc Medical Center, 228 McDowell St, Alturas, CA 96101 or Surprise Valley Hospital District, Cedarville, P.O. Box 246, Cedarville, CA 96104. . >From our home to yours We wish you and yours the very best During this Holiday Season ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.