Lois Ann Lindskog

Lois Ann Lindskog of Billings died on January 5, 2026 at the age of 93. Born on September 29, 1932, with Amish-Mennonite roots that shaped the table more than the flag. She grew up believing that showing up was the first craft. She graded wool until numbers told the truth about barns. A wool grade card spindle was honesty you could hold. Colleagues still mention a wool grade card spindle. She and Richard married in 1956 and raised four children without needing an audience. After Richard's death in 2019, she held to quiet habits—coffee before dawn, a tended yard, a voice on the phone that still checked in. Neighbors remember covered dishes that arrived without a speech. Mornings were her favorite shift at home. She died in Billings, on streets that already knew her pace. The extra coffee is still in the thermos. What remains is not a legend but a practice: showing up, keeping a promise, leaving a place better than you found it. Her life was the kind America is built from and too often forgets to name.