Lois Lee Derr Cuddy, 85
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 6 years, 5 months AGO
Lois Lee Derr Cuddy, 85, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the Clark Fork Cemetery with Pastor Scott Douglas officiating. Following the service there will be a celebration of her life at Sam Owen Campground under the pavilion.
Lois was born on July 30, 1932, in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Ross and Doris Derr. She graduated from Clark Fork High School and attended Kinman Business College in Spokane.
Lois married George Moore in 1952 in Sandpoint. She raised her four children and sold insurance at Swendig Insurance.
She married William Cuddy on June 16, 1973, in Thompson Falls, Mont. She ran the office for Cuddy Logging Co, and sold insurance until her retirement in 2000.
This May, she moved to Hayden, Idaho, to be closer to family.
She loved her family, camping, quilting, needle work, reading, playing cards, crossword puzzles, and pottery.
Lois also loved the small things in life, the beauty of nature and God’s creation. She loved life.
She is survived by her four children, Debbie (Brent) Morse of Priest River, Chris (Debbie) Moore of Soda Springs, Brett (Cherie) Moore of Sandpoint, and Anne (James) Young of Hayden; three stepchildren, Thomas Cuddy of Plains, Jennifer (Dennis) Parent of Hayden, and Lynne (Glenn) Martin of Post Falls; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Cuddy; and stepson, Robert Cuddy.
Memorial donations may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Spokane, 911 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204.
Lakeview Funeral Home in Sandpoint is handling the arrangements. Please visit Lois’ online memorial at lakeviewfuneral.com and sign her guest book.