Obituary: Lois Marie (Stevens) Atwood

September 12, 1947 - August 13, 2021 

August 18, 2021

Lois Marie (Stevens) Atwood

Lois Marie (Stevens) Atwood, 73, born on September 12, 1948 in Berlin, Vermont, passed away peacefully at her home in Morrisville on Friday, August 13, 2021, in the presence of her family and life partner, David Spear. She was courageous to the end. Her strong will, independence and stubbornness served her well as she fought the recurrence of cancer. 

Lois had a full life starting on the family dairy farm in Calais with her four brothers and parents. She graduated from Spaulding High School and attended Goddard College to study early childhood education. She married Richard Atwood of Duxbury and for 11 years they raised three daughters, first in Moretown and later on Kneeland Flats Road in Waterbury Center. Lois was a single mom for many of those years and often would do without so that her children could have what they needed. She was considered the neighborhood mom for many children and young adults who needed an extra house to go to and an extra adult to talk to. She was so loved. Her gentle and caring spirit was recognized by all. She not only opened up her house for neighborhood friends, she also opened up her barn for a racing team to fix race cars. She often said she was living vicariously through her children.

Lois retired from the state of Vermont after 29 years of service. Her last position was with the Department For Children and Families Office of Child Support. You could always tell when Halloween came around because Lois loved to dress up in costumes at work. She had such a fun spirit. After retirement, Lois' world slowed down a bit and she loved nothing more than to spend her days on her front porch at her log home that she built with her partner of 20 years, David Spear. She would watch nature all day with her beloved dog Jake by her side. She cherished her home and visits from grandchildren, family and friends. She will be deeply missed by her family. 

She is survived by her life partner, David Spear, and by her daughters: Amy (Nelson) Atwood, husband Jimmy, and daughter Morgan of Waterbury Center; Tammy (Atwood) Rost, husband Winston, and children Hazel and Sam of Duxbury; Vicky (Atwood) Thurston, husband Wayne, and son Owen of Wolcott. She was predeceased by her parents, Regina (Tucker) Stevens and  Louis Stevens; her brothers Mac, Arvin and Duane Stevens; and grandson Dexter Crosby Thurston.

Private burial with immediate family will take place in Stowe. Condolences may be made online to Faith Funeral Home in Morrisville, which is handling arrangements.