Lois Jean Fowler

July 19, 1931 - March 17, 2014

Lois Jean Fowler, 82, of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center.   A daughter of the late John and Frances Thomas Hess, she was born in Belle Vernon on July 19, 1931. Lois was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and a member of Lynnwood Lutheran Church. She enjoyed travelling with her husband and having her morning coffee at the Pit Stop. Lois is survived by her husband of 40 years, Edward H. Fowler, Jr., one son, Geary O’Neil, one grandson, Gary Lee O’Neil, all of Belle Vernon, four nephews, Guy Thomas Hess and his wife Vicki, Fred Hess, David Coyne and his wife Kim, and Robert Coyne and his wife Ann, two nieces, Karen Poziviak and her husband John, Kitty Dzatko and her husband James, her sister-in-law, Lois Jean Coyne of Pittsburgh, and numerous great and great-great nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Hess. Friends will be received Wednesday, March 19, 2014, from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300 www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 AM with Rev. Matthew Stabe of the Mid Mon Valley Lutheran Parish officiating. Entombment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Lois was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family.