Lois M. (Durost) Jackson
Jackson, Lois M. (Durost), 77, PRESQUE ISLE, May 22, 2010. A private memorial service will be held Thursday, May 27. Arrangements in the care of Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.
PRESQUE ISLE – Lois M. (Durost) Jackson, 77, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Aroostook Health Center, in Mars Hill, after recently suffering a stroke.
Lois was born September 29, 1932, in Presque Isle, the daughter of the late Verdell Hubbard and Gladys (Richardson) Hubbard, of Castle Hill. At 3 years of age, Thomas and Queenie Porter, of Castle Hill (later of Blaine, Maine) became Lois’ foster parents and provided the only childhood home she ever knew. In December, 1949, Lois married Theodore F. Durost, of Mars Hill.
Mom was a wonderful caregiver to our Dad who suffered with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis most of his adult life; he passed away at the age of 51. During their more than 30 years of marriage, Mom was a wonderful helpmate to Dad as he served as a minister to congregations in churches located in Masardis and Monticello. In September, 2009, while living in Avilla, Indiana, Mom lost her elder son, Sheldon, her primary caregiver, in a traffic accident. She moved back to Presque Isle in December, 2009, to be near her daughter. At the time of her death, she was living at Leisure Gardens, in Presque Isle.
Lois is survived by her daughter, Lynn (Durost) Lombard, and her husband, Richard, of Caribou; and a son, Anthony Durost, of Cloverdale, Indiana.
The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff of the Aroostook Medical Center and the Aroostook Health Center, in Mars Hill, for the extraordinary care they gave our Mom at the end of her life.
A private memorial service, with the Reverend H. Mark Carter, and the Reverend Mark Babin officiating, with interment following for both Lois and her son, Sheldon, will be held Thursday, May 27th, at the Pierce Cemetery, Mars Hill, Maine. Arrangements by the Mockler Funeral Home 24 Reservoir Street Caribou. www.mocklerfuneralhome.com
