Lou Iva Stober

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lou Iva H. Stober, 83, of Lebanon, CT. She passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at L&M Hospital in New London, CT while being surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life service will be held August 10 from 1-4 p.m. EDT at the American Legion Hall, located at 567 Exeter Road in Lebanon, CT.

Affectionately known as “Lou”, she was born October 30, 1940, in Lansing to her parents, the late John and Myrta Protsman. She spent her young life there in Lansing with her family and graduated from Lansing High School in 1958.

She went on to work in Iowa City, which is where she met the love of her life, Jeffry Stober. Lou and Jeff married July 8, 1962. They shared 62 wonderful years together, traveling the world and raising their three sons. She will affectionately be remembered as a proud Navy wife, mother, grandmother, seamstress, and businesswoman.

Along with her husband, Jeff, she is survived by four siblings, Bob, Joan, Roger and Ritchie; three sons, Rustin, of California, and his two children, Krissy and Tim; Wade, his wife Vandy, and their two children, Alain and Nyssa of North Carolina; and Cody, his partner Aimee, of Quaker Hill, CT and his two children, Alyna and Jeffry, and their mother, Karen, of Virginia, whom Lou shared a very close, special bond with.

The family would like to thank all the doctors and staff who have cared for her over the last three years.