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Obituaries

Obituary: Lois W. Brock

by Linda Wang
November 16, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 46

 

Photo of Lois Brock.
Credit: Courtesy of Peter Berthrong
Lois Brock

Lois W. Brock, 101, died on May 30 in Akron, Ohio.

“In 1946, Lois established the Technical Informational Center at General Tire & Rubber and retired from that company in 1981 after 35 years. She then became ‘Grandma’ for the Pungs, a Cambodian refugee family sponsored by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, where she had been a member since 1946. Over the years, she was active in numerous organizations, including Altrusa, College Club, Franklin Club, Friends of Our Lady of the Elms, the American Chemical Society Rubber Division, Tuesday Musical Association, and many groups at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.—family of Lois Brock

Most recent title: Librarian, General Tire & Rubber

Education: B.A., classical studies, Wells College, 1937; M.S., classics and Latin, Case Western Reserve University, 1948; M.S., library science, Kent State University, 1953

Survivors: Nephews, Peter, Stephen, David, Charles, and Robert; nieces, Juanita and Beth

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