Lois Pepper

Funeral services for Lois Pepper were held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Burke, SD, with Pastor Don Windsperger officiating. Music was provided by Lisa Reiman, organist. Avery Ziesler was in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Jeremy Thoman, Brady Meyer, John Baldwin, Paul Baldwin, Jesse Baldwin, and Alec Baldwin. Burial was in the Rosebud Cemetery in Bonesteel, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lois Jean (Williams) Pepper was born at her grandparents’ home south of Bonesteel, SD, to Roy and Alpha (Lunn) Williams on November 27, 1935. Lois grew up in Bonesteel, attending country school and Bonesteel High School before graduating as valedictorian of her class in 1953. She worked as a teller in the Bonesteel bank both before and after graduation.

In 1955, Lois married Wayne Baldwin and together they had two sons, Michael Mark and Timothy David. As a homemaker, Lois poured her heart into caring for her family. Later, she moved to Winner, SD, where she was a business manager at Midwest Auto and became an active member of the local Business and Professional Women’s organization, taking several trips with the group.

In 1990, Lois married Vernon Pepper. They had been schoolmates while growing up in Bonesteel. They enjoyed traveling together by airplane and camper; memorable trips to the Caribbean, Australia, and Sweden where Lois explored her ancestral home. After living in several different places, they eventually returned to Bonesteel where they made their home once again.

Lois had an eye for decorating and collecting dishes. Affectionately known as the “Glitter Grandma,” she was famous for her glitter-adorned greeting cards. Lois was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bonesteel, where she played the organ and taught Sunday school in her younger years.

She passed away at the Lake Andes Health Center on December 30, 2024, from mental and physical complications.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Max Williams. She is survived by husband Vernon; sons, Michael (Mary) Baldwin and Timothy (Mary Beth) Baldwin; seven grandchildren: Lisa Baldwin, John Baldwin, Timmi (Mark) Bubac, Lindsay (Jared) Anderson, Paul (Bailee) Baldwin, Jesse Baldwin, and Alec Baldwin; and ten great-grandchildren.