Lois Eleanor Hahn's Obituary
Lois E. (Chaffee) Hahn, 84, of Macedonia, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 from complications of COVID-19.
Born on January 8, 1936 on a family farm in Albany, Vermont, Lois ventured to the Cleveland area as a young woman and completed training as a licensed practical nurse at the Lakewood School of Nursing in November 1957. Before her retirement in 1989, she served for 28 years as a surgical nurse at St. John Hospital, bringing a healing touch to thousands of people in need. A long-time resident of Lakewood, Lois was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir for many years and bowled on the bowling team. After moving to Brecksville in 2013, she faithfully attended Brecksville United Methodist Church. Lois always enjoyed a good joke and gentle teasing; she had a great sense of humor, a beautiful smile, and a genuine laugh.
Lois married Alvin C. Hahn on September 2, 1989, instantly becoming a beloved stepmom to his seven grown children. During their years together, Lois and Al travelled the world, visiting 59 foreign countries and all seven continents, usually by cruise ship and often with friends from home. Highlights included walking with penguins on South Georgia Island, wading ashore onto Antarctica from a Zodiac, and taking a 62-day trans-Pacific cruise. Lois and Al paid countless visits to children and grandchildren across the country and attended dozens of graduations and weddings across the generations. They enjoyed semi-annual journeys to see Lois’s sizeable family in Vermont, and they wintered in Ft. Myers and Phoenix for more than a decade. While home, they enjoyed family outings, breakfast with friends on cold winter mornings at Joe’s Deli in Rocky River, and summer evenings on their spacious back deck. They frequently hosted backyard cookouts replete with Lake Erie perch, burgers and brats, and homemade pies.
Lois is survived by her husband of 31 years, Alvin C. Hahn; brothers Raymond (Gloria) Chaffee and Melvin (Jeannie) Chaffee; stepchildren Kenneth (Glenda) Hahn, Dr. Philip (Suzie) Hahn, Katherine (Richard) Asbeck, Patricia (Peter) Minden, Karen (David Piraino) Rizk, Dr. Peter (Cathy) Hahn, and David (Erika) Hahn; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Lois was predeceased by her parents, Arland Leo Chaffee and Doris Cynthia (Fahey) Chaffee, sister Ruth Chaffee, and brothers James (Naomi) Chaffee and Jack Chaffee.
Private funeral services for immediate family only will take place at 10 a.m., Friday, August 14, 2020, at the Sunset Chapel. The funeral will be live streamed at the following link:
http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/34357.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church in Lakewood or Brecksville United Methodist Church.
Lois’s family wishes to acknowledge the team of compassionate professionals at the Cleveland Clinic who fought valiantly to heal and comfort her, even at risk to themselves. We will miss Lois’s love, cheerfulness, and generosity of spirit. “In the beginning, God . . . .”
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