Lois Marie Paino

Lois Marie (Tout) Paino, 99, passed away early on Monday, February 13, 2023, at home in Plainfield, IN.

Lois was born in Superior, WI on March 16, 1923, to Norman and Henrietta (Løfsgaard) Tout. After graduating from Central High School in 1941, she went on to attend and graduate from Central Bible Institute in Springfield, MO in 1944. There she met and married Reverend Thomas Paino, Jr. in 1944 and together they pastored churches in East Chicago, IN, St. James, MN, Covington, IN, Evansville, IN, and finally Lakeview Church in Indianapolis, IN for 38 years.

Thomas and Lois had five children, Thomas III, Susan Rheude, Timothy, Tracy, and Troy. They also have 12 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.

In addition to pastoral ministry, Lois helped develop and direct a Day Care and a K-6^th grade school as part of the church’s community outreach programs. She traveled with her husband to over 60 countries helping to build churches, Bible Schools (75), and raising over $38 million for education, development, and outreach.

She loved to play the piano and had a wonderful sense of humor that made her a light wherever she was. Every Mother’s Day, she was asked to take over the pulpit and her sermons were a congregational favorite. She also loved to spend time with her family, especially on their annual vacation together on Hilton Head Island, SC. Spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren at the pool, on the beach, making fudge, and enjoying good food.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents, siblings (Rhoda, Shirley, and Norman), and oldest son, (Thomas III). She is survived by her husband of almost 79 years, Thomas Jr.; children and their spouses: Sandy Paino (daughter-in-law), Susan and James Rheude, Timothy and Jo-Ann Paino, Tracy and Debra Paino, and Troy and Kelly Paino; her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held at Crossroads Church at 7209 E. County Rd 100 S., Avon, IN on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm