Lois Ann

Gustafson

Lois Ann Gustafson, age 76, of Osceola, WI passed away at the Amery Hospital on November 9, 2026 after a long battle with cancer.

Lois was born on August 25, 1950 to Adolph and Ruth (Peck) Karis in New Richmond, WI. She was the “middle-est” of seven children, with three older and three younger siblings. Lois grew up on the family dairy farm in Emerald, WI and attended school in Glenwood City, where she graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1968. In 1969, her son James was born. Lois married Harold Gustafson in 1980, and they moved to the Gustafson family dairy farm in Osceola. She worked at Polaris from 1994 until 2004. After Polaris, Lois managed J & L Market in Nye until her retirement in 2011. She remained living in Osceola until her passing.

There wasn’t a person who would leave Lois’s house hungry. She loved to feed people and was constantly offering snacks, coffee and other food that she would cook and bake. Lois loved sewing and could sew anything and everything. She also enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening in her younger years. Many people knew Lois, as she was very social, and they will remember her by her good sense of humor. She was always sarcastic and joking around and liked to have fun.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold; and brother, Dale Karis. She is survived by her son, James (Rebecca) Jacobs; grandchildren, Kerry, Randi, Apryl, and Sabrina; 3 great-grandchildren and 2 step-great-grandchildren; siblings, Beatrice Williams, Wayne Karis, Donna (Ron) Hurta, Bill (Norma Olin) Karis, and Faith Fillion; and many other loving family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred. Memorials will be directed to funds set up by Lois for her great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, December 12, 2026 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery, WI.