TILLIE LOOS

Bertilla Marie "Tillie" Loos, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 1, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

She was born Jan. 1, 1910, at Millersville, daughter of Barney and Helen Scherer Heisserer. She and William Loos were married June 4, 1932, at Jackson. He died May 20, 1954.

Loos attended Nerinix Hall High School in Webster Groves, and also attended Southeast Missouri State University.

She worked in the laundry department 32 years at St. Vincent's Seminary. She was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church and its Council of Catholic Women.

Survivors include five sons, William and Richard "Dick" Loos of Cape Girardeau, John "Jack" Loos of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., George Loos of Mission Viejo, Calif., Gerald "Jerry" Loos of Peoria, Ill.; three daughters, Sally Deevers of Cape Girardeau, Carol Clark of Lexington, Ky., Kathleene Crabdree of Oakville; 22 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.

Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7 and Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:30.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent's Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson.