Lois Patricia Forster Dewsnap was born in Natick, MA on April 21, 1922 and passed peacefully in Nashua NH on August 9, 2016. She graduated from Natick High School in 1938. She received her BA from Boston University in 1942 and her MA from the same school in 1943.
Lois married George H. Dewsnap (deceased) on August 5, 1944 in Waltham, MA and was later divorced.
Lois was a teacher for many years and taught in the Waltham Public Schools from 1962 to 1982 when she retired from teaching. In the 1980s she worked for Telshare Publishing as a Sr. Editor and Vice President. She traveled extensively with her sister, Grace Mitchell, with whom she co-authored early childhood education book “Help! What Do I Do About…?” and who inspired Lois to write “Common Sense Discipline.”
In 1984 she fulfilled her lifelong dream of retiring to Maine and moved to Georgetown, ME where she lived until 1999, taking an active part in the local community including volunteering at the Laura E. Richards Library. In 1999 Lois moved to Hunt Community in Nashua, NH where she served many years as the librarian and was also active on the Marketing Committee and Activities Committee.
Lois is survived and deeply missed by her children (with George Dewsnap) and their spouses: David Dewsnap and Gale Wood of Havertown, PA; Don and Vykki Dewsnap of Clearwater, FL; Dwight Dewsnap and Kristie Randall of Milton, MA; and Donna Dewsnap McGurk and Larry McGurk of Natick, MA. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and friends across the country.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, September 10th 4 o’clock at East Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 610 Adams Street, Milton, MA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in her memory to Hunt Community (Scholarship Fund), c/o The Hunt Community, 10 Allds Street, Nashua, NH 03060. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua, NH. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
