Lois Jean Learn Stump's Obituary
Lois Jean Learn Stump was born on December 4, 1931 in rural northern Pennsylvania and died on March 11, 2020 at her home in Mandeville, Louisiana. Lois grew up on the family farm near Catherine, New York. She attended Odessa High School until her senior year when her family moved temporarily to Phoenix, Arizona and she graduated from high school there. She graduated from Beardsley Business School and worked as a secretary for a few businesses, before her marriage to Donald Stump on July 11, 1953. They lived in Elmira, New York where they raised six children. Lois was involved with Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, managed a Cinderella softball team, and was active in her church, Centenary United Methodist Church. Before she returned to work, all of her children’s friends knew that the Stump home was the place to find freshly baked cookies at lunch time. One of her favorite jobs when she returned to the workforce was the Foundry, where she arranged shipping for the outgoing products. In 1978, Don and Lois and four of their children moved to Mandeville, Louisiana. Lois went to work for Mandeville Credit Union. She retired in 1993. Lois was happiest when her family was around her and encouraged family to gather on Sunday afternoons for dinner.
Lois is preceded in death by her parents, Genevieve and Carl Learn, and her brothers, Malcolm Learn and Wendell Learn. She is survived by her husband, Don Stump and her children, Sheryl Stump ( Rick Torgerson), April McRay (Martin), Ron Stump, Jim Stump, Linda Stump, Jerry Stump (Sharon), 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
DUE TO RECENT EVENTS, services for Mrs. Stump will be held privately by the family. Interment will take place at Mandeville City Mausoleum, Mandeville, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, www.curealz.org. Please Share a Memory on the Tribute Wall at www.ejfieldingfh.com.
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