Lois Mae (Pufahl) Sykora was born on December 23, 1925, on a farm northeast of Jeffers, Minnesota to Anton and Mattie Pufahl. She received her education from Jeffers Public Schools where she graduated in 1943. She then went to Mankato Commercial College for one year and then went to work at Metropolitan Insurance Company in Mankato for three years. On May 17, 1947, Lois was united in marriage to Dennis Sykora. They were married for sixty-five years. This marriage was blessed with four children, Tom, Bonnie, Mike and Jim. After their marriage, they continued to live in Jeffers. They farmed and had an International Harvester dealership. Lois worked part-time at the Jeffers Clinic for several years. They loved Jeffers and their life they created together. In 2012, Lois moved to the Marian Care Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lost Dennis on June 29, 2012 after his hard fought battle with cancer. Lois had a stroke December 10, 2011. She fought hard to recover while staying in St. Paul to be closer to her family. She left this world as she lived it, with grace and dignity. Lois was a member of St Augustine Catholic Church in Jeffers and more recently St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Windom. She had been active at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Jeffers where she played organ over twenty-five years, taught catechism, and held church aid offices. Lois loved being with her family, reading, crossword puzzles, playing bridge with friends and traveling to California in the winter for thirty years. She is survived by her four children, Tom Sykora of Palm Desert, CA; Bonnie Foldenauer-Sykora and her husband, Matt, of St. Mary's Point; Michael Sykora and his wife, Caroline, of Lake Elmo; and James Sykora and his wife, Deb, of Rosemount; eleven beautiful grandchildren, Emily, Rachelle, Kelley, Erica, Monica, Ashley, Claire, Cole, Meghan, Nick, and Steve; and three outstanding great-grandchildren, Romerus, Railynn, and De'Carhi. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dennis; and sister, Alveretta (Polly) McCleary. Blessed be the memory of Lois Mae Sykora.