Lois Carlson nee Lorenz of Bartlett for 54 years; beloved wife of 58 years to Alan; loving mother of Mark(Marianne) of Bella Vista, Ark., Karen (Jim) Neven of Lake Zurich, Kim (Stuart) MacKenzie of Elgin, Mike (Colleen) of Long Beach, Ca. and the late Randy; cherished grandmother of Miles, Chris, David, Amanda, Nicole and Jessica; proud great grandmother of Lillie; preceded in death by 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
  
  Visitation Saturday, March 13, 2010, 2:00 p.m. until the time of funeral service 4:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd., (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. Following services cremation will be private at the Countryside Crematory. 630-289-7575 or www.countrysidefuneralhomes.com.