LOIS [Vinke] DRAKE, 100, of Audubon, died September 8, 2025, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. A Celebration of Life reception for LOIS DRAKE will be held from 11-a.m. until 2-p.m. on Sept. 21st (2025), at the Nathaniel Hamlin Park & Museum south of Audubon on Highway 71. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the Friendship Home or the Children’s Nest in Audubon in memory of Lois. They may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home P.O. Box 201, Audubon, IA 50025.

LOIS DRAKE is survived by:

Her sons – Greg Drake, of Hamlin, and Ron (Benita) Drake, of Menlo.

Her daughters – Susan Peterson, of Atlantic; Ann (Brian) Shoemaker, of Polk City, and Kelli (Rod) Jensen, of Audubon.

10 grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 7 step great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.