Lois A. Frye

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Lois Ann Frye, 94, of Aledo, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA, on Friday, March 13, 2026. A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Speer Funeral Home in Aledo, IL, from 9-10:30AM, with an 11:00AM funeral Mass to follow at St. Catherine Church in Aledo with Father John Thieryoung officiating. A burial will take place after the funeral in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be leftto St. Catherine’s Church.

Lois was born in Matherville, IL, on September 15, 1931, to parents, George & Luella (Raisbeck) Basala. Lois had seven brothers. She attended Sherrard High School her freshman year, then spent a year at Heading Convent in Peoria, IL. She returned home to complete her high school

years at Sherrard, where she found her high school sweetheart, Deane Frye. She graduated as a transfer salutatorian in 1949. On July 15, 1950, the two were married at St. Catherine’s Church and later celebrated 69 years together. Deane and Lois dedicated their lives to raising a family and to construction.

Lois was a kind, gentle, generous, thoughtful soul. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her favorite times were with family. Lois was also devoted to her faith and prayer. She was the catalyst of faith in her sons’ lives and for the future

generations in her family. She helped with the family construction company, Deane Frye, Inc., as a secretary and bookkeeper. Deane and Lois were loyal supporters of their children and grandchildren through many extracurricular events and seasons of life. Lois especially loved her grandchildren and was able to love 21 great-grandchildren, holding two of them in the final weeks of her life. It brought Lois great joy to be in the midst of family, whether it was going to church or hosting a holiday meal or watching 60 Minutes together. She enjoyed attending ball games of all kinds, traveling, baking pies, playing cards and Mexican Train, sending cards, and watching the Cardinals and Cubs.

Those left to cherish Lois’s memory include her three sons and their wives, Michael & Sally Frye of Aledo, Dana & Paula Frye of Bettendorf, Jeffrey Frye of Muscatine; grandchildren and spouses: Traci & Rich Maynard of Muscatine, Todd & Tiffany Frye of Clive, IA, Annie & Chris Thomas of Bettendorf; Andy & Jess Frye of Bettendorf, Zack & Kodi Frye of Muscatine, Nicole & Mike Hogan of Davenport, Jessica & Tom Roe of Chicago; 21 great-grandchildren; brother Gene & Darlene Basala of Mesa, AZ, brother Dennis & Reeda Basala of Moline. Lois joins her parents, husband, great-granddaughter Erika Kate Maynard, brothers: Robert, Donald, Marlyn, John, and David Basala who have passed before her. We are so thankful for her full and blessed earthly life and celebrate her eternal life with the Lord. Her spirit and legacy of love and faith live on through her family as they carry her close in their hearts always.

The family would especially like to thank Lutheran Living Long Term Care staff and the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice team for their compassionate care during her final days.

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