Lois Ilaine Erspamer Sawyer, 94, of Gillespie, died at her residence on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at 9:51 a.m.
Private services will be held. Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is assisting with arrangements.
Mrs. Erspamer was born on Feb. 9, 1930, in Gillespie, to Louis Poi and Bertha Annetta Sunman Poi Lewis. She married John Peter Erspamer on Sept. 4, 1950, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 24, 1989. She married Dempsey Sawyer on May 15, 1993, and he preceded her in death in 2016.
She had been a bookkeeper for Duracraft and Daley’s Chevrolet. She enjoyed reading, gardening, painting, drawing, cooking, traveling, bird watching, adventures, her family and her beloved cat, Molly.
Mrs. Erspamer is survived by her children, Ann (Timm) LaRoche of Gillespie, Joan (Paul) Alexander of Gillespie and Lynn Erspamer of Litchfield; grandchildren, Shannon (David) Wright of Gillespie, Suzanne (companion, Josh) DeMartini of Madisonville, KY, Jared (Amanda) Johnson of Staunton, Adam (Ashli) Alexander of Gillespie, Travis (Laura) Mize of Dallas, TX, Britini Bernardini of Nokomis and Marissa (Jacob) Summers of Litchfield; great-grandchildren, Macie, Isabel and Alexander Wright, Joseph and Gino DeMartini, Brianna Johnson, Ansley Alexander, Lucas and Jeffrey Bernardini, and Fisher, Sabrina and Gabriella Crow; great-great-grandchild, Dominic Joseph “DJ” DeMartini; sisters, Patricia Thompson of Carmel, IN, Phyllis Dodd of Pooler, GA and Marion Boston of Springfield; brothers, Ernie Lewis of Carbondale and Fred Lewis of Ft. Meyers, FL.
She was preceded in death by her parents, spouses and brother, John Lewis.
Condolences may be left at www.kravanyafuneral.com.
