Lois Louise Lancaster 1921–2011 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Lois Louise Lancaster, 1921–2011 (aged 90 years)

Name

Lois Louise Lancaster

Name: Lois Louise /Lancaster/
Given names: Lois Louise
Surname: Lancaster

Sex Female

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 23 January 1897 36 21 — Kalkaska, Michigan, USA Marriage: 14 June 1920 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA Marriage: 24 June 1939 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 9 January 1990 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edna Louise Lawton Lois Louise Lancaster Joyce Ellen Lancaster Gloria June Lancaster Family with spouse Irene Crisman Van Auken Guy Vernon Lancaster 1897–1990 Birth: 23 January 1897 36 21 — Kalkaska, Michigan, USA Death: 9 January 1990 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
mother	Links Birth: 21 February 1902 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA Marriage: 14 June 1920 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA Death: 31 December 1937 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Guy Vernon Lancaster Lois Louise Lancaster Joyce Ellen Lancaster Gloria June Lancaster Edna Louise Lawton 1902–1937 Birth: 21 February 1902 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA Death: 31 December 1937 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 14 June 1920 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA
10 months herself	Links Birth: 11 April 1921 24 19 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Marriage: 18 April 1942 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 24 April 2011 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Elmore Nash Lois Louise Lancaster 1921–2011 Birth: 11 April 1921 24 19 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 24 April 2011 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1 year younger sister	Links Birth: 15 April 1922 25 20 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Marriage: 19 February 1943 — Broward, Florida, USA Death: 4 June 2008 — Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Corwin Pearl Breckenridge Briscoe Joyce Ellen Lancaster 1922–2008 Birth: 15 April 1922 25 20 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 4 June 2008 — Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
8 years younger sister	Links Birth: 14 June 1930 33 28 — Oak Park, Oakland, Michigan, USA Marriage: 11 June 1949 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Marriage: 19 June 1970 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Death: 2 June 2002 — Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Oscar Davidson Family with spouse William Lois Horn Gloria June Lancaster 1930–2002 Birth: 14 June 1930 33 28 — Oak Park, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 2 June 2002 — Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA

Father’s family with Irene Crisman Van Auken
father	Links Birth: 23 January 1897 36 21 — Kalkaska, Michigan, USA Marriage: 14 June 1920 — Petosky, Emmet, Michigan, USA Marriage: 24 June 1939 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 9 January 1990 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edna Louise Lawton Lois Louise Lancaster Joyce Ellen Lancaster Gloria June Lancaster Family with spouse Irene Crisman Van Auken Guy Vernon Lancaster 1897–1990 Birth: 23 January 1897 36 21 — Kalkaska, Michigan, USA Death: 9 January 1990 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
stepmother	Links Birth: 18 February 1897 — Potterville, Eaton, Michigan, USA Marriage: 24 June 1939 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 10 July 1993 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Guy Vernon Lancaster Irene Crisman Van Auken 1897–1993 Birth: 18 February 1897 — Potterville, Eaton, Michigan, USA Death: 10 July 1993 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 24 June 1939 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Family with Albert Elmore Nash
husband	Links Birth: 14 February 1918 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Marriage: 18 April 1942 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 24 February 1995 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lois Louise Lancaster Albert Elmore Nash 1918–1995 Birth: 14 February 1918 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Death: 24 February 1995 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
herself	Links Birth: 11 April 1921 24 19 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Marriage: 18 April 1942 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 24 April 2011 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Albert Elmore Nash Lois Louise Lancaster 1921–2011 Birth: 11 April 1921 24 19 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death: 24 April 2011 — Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 18 April 1942 — Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	11 April 1921 24 19 Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Birth of a sister	Joyce Ellen Lancaster 15 April 1922 Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mina Leah Graff 26 August 1927 Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Birth of a sister	Gloria June Lancaster 14 June 1930 Oak Park, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Death of a mother	Edna Louise Lawton 31 December 1937 Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Marriage of a parent	Guy Vernon Lancaster — Irene Crisman Van Auken — View this family 24 June 1939 Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Marriage	Albert Elmore Nash — View this family 18 April 1942 (aged 21 years) Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	William Thomas Lancaster 28 June 1958 Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Death of a father	Guy Vernon Lancaster 9 January 1990 Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Death of a husband	Albert Elmore Nash 24 February 1995 Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Death of a sister	Gloria June Lancaster 2 June 2002 Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
Death of a sister	Joyce Ellen Lancaster 4 June 2008 Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
Death	24 April 2011 (aged 90 years) Salem, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Last change	27 July 2020 – 19:35:04 Author of last change: 7mikefh

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Note	Lois Nash (04/11/1921 - 04/24/2011) Born and raised in Ferndale, Michigan, Lois fell in love with flying at an early age after riding in a Ford Tri Motor with her family in March of 1928. It wasn't until 13 years later, when she signed up for the Civilian Pilot Training program at Michigan State Teachers College (now Eastern Michigan University), that she was given an opportunity to learn how to fly. She received her private pilot’s license on July 3, 1941 while a college sophomore. Attending college and working as a teacher, Lois continued to acquire flying hours. On April 18, 1942 Lois married Al Nash. That same day, Al received his Army draft notice. Soon, Al was in the Army, and Lois moved back into the college dorm. Lois wanted to join the new Women’s Flying Training Course, but she wanted to graduate from college first, so, in June 1943 she finished school, and in July was accepted into the Army Air Forces flight training program for women. Lois and 94 other young women pilots paid their way to Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas to become WASP class 43-W-8. Less than half that number eventually graduated. After Lois completed the training and earned her silver WASP wings, she was sent to Hondo, Texas (C-45 navigational flying to train cadet navigators), Dodge City AAB, Kansas (B-26 transition training), Pueblo, Colorado (B-26 tow target missions) and finally to Walker AAB, Victoria Kansas (engineering, ferrying, copilot B-17's). As a WASP, Lois flew fifteen different types of aircraft including the B-17, B-24 and B-29, but the B-26 Martin Marauder remained her all time favorite. When the WASP were disbanded on Dec. 20, 1944, Lois returned home and waited for Al to return from overseas. She applied for a pilot job with Ford Motor Company, but was offered a secretarial job. Lois and Al were regular attendees at the biennial WASP reunions. After Al’s death in 1995, sons Tom and Bill, along with their wives, were pleased and proud to accompany their mom to these reunions. In 2001 Lois also enjoyed a flight into Oshkosh where she visited with many fellow WASPs, admired the warbirds, and toured the EAA Museum Lois final opportunity to pilot an airplane came in 2002 when she was thrilled to take the right seat of the EAA Ford Tri-Motor when it visited Auburn, Indiana. This special event put a poetic book-end to her flying experiences which had begun in the same type aircraft 74 years earlier. Lois spent the last few years sharing her WASP experiences with local groups and being honored for her service. On March 10, 2010, she was one of approximately 175 of the surviving WASP who were able to attend a ceremony in Washington, DC, and receive the Congressional Gold Medal in person. Lois took her “final flight” on Easter Sunday morning, April 24, 2011, just days after she celebrated her 90th birthday.

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Lois Nash (04/11/1921 - 04/24/2011)

Born and raised in Ferndale, Michigan, Lois fell in love with flying at an early age after riding in a Ford Tri Motor with her family in March of 1928. It wasn't until 13 years later, when she signed up for the Civilian Pilot Training program at Michigan State Teachers College (now Eastern Michigan University), that she was given an opportunity to learn how to fly. She received her private pilot’s license on July 3, 1941 while a college sophomore. Attending college and working as a teacher, Lois continued to acquire flying hours.

On April 18, 1942 Lois married Al Nash. That same day, Al received his Army draft notice. Soon, Al was in the Army, and Lois moved back into the college dorm.
Lois wanted to join the new Women’s Flying Training Course, but she wanted to graduate from college first, so, in June 1943 she finished school, and in July was accepted into the Army Air Forces flight training program for women. Lois and 94 other young women pilots paid their way to Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas to become WASP class 43-W-8. Less than half that number eventually graduated.

After Lois completed the training and earned her silver WASP wings, she was sent to Hondo, Texas (C-45 navigational flying to train cadet navigators), Dodge City AAB, Kansas (B-26 transition training), Pueblo, Colorado (B-26 tow target missions) and finally to Walker AAB, Victoria Kansas (engineering, ferrying, copilot B-17's).

As a WASP, Lois flew fifteen different types of aircraft including the B-17, B-24 and B-29, but the B-26 Martin Marauder remained her all time favorite. When the WASP were disbanded on Dec. 20, 1944, Lois returned home and waited for Al to return from overseas. She applied for a pilot job with Ford Motor Company, but was offered a secretarial job.

Lois and Al were regular attendees at the biennial WASP reunions. After Al’s death in 1995, sons Tom and Bill, along with their wives, were pleased and proud to accompany their mom to these reunions.
In 2001 Lois also enjoyed a flight into Oshkosh where she visited with many fellow WASPs, admired the warbirds, and toured the EAA Museum

Lois final opportunity to pilot an airplane came in 2002 when she was thrilled to take the right seat of the EAA Ford Tri-Motor when it visited Auburn, Indiana. This special event put a poetic book-end to her flying experiences which had begun in the same type aircraft 74 years earlier.

Lois spent the last few years sharing her WASP experiences with local groups and being honored for her service. On March 10, 2010, she was one of approximately 175 of the surviving WASP who were able to attend a ceremony in Washington, DC, and receive the Congressional Gold Medal in person.

Lois took her “final flight” on Easter Sunday morning, April 24, 2011, just days after she celebrated her 90th birthday.

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