Lois A. McMillan, 89, of Salisbury Township, died Aug. 27, 2020, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Russell P. Dalrymple, who died in 1996 and the late Joseph D. McMillan, who died in 2013. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Genevieve (Rice) Alder.

She was a 1949 graduate of Allentown High School.

She worked as an executive secretary for Western Electric and Bell Labs for more than 30 years, until retiring.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, loved knitting, crocheting, gardening, crossword puzzles, was an excellent cook and was a political junkie. Most of all, she lived for her family. She was the family matriarch and caretaker.

She is survived by a son, John F. Dalrymple and his spouse, Paul Ciempola, of Jersey City, N.J.; stepchildren, Carol Eldridge, of Bethlehem, Russell G. Dalrymple and his wife, Patricia, of Ormond Beach, Fla., Lauren and her husband, John Openlander, of St. Louis, Mo. and Diana and her husband, Rob Winett, of Lewisburg; a brother, Richard P. Alder and his wife, Diane, of Coopersburg; beloved nieces and nephews, Janet, Mary Beth, Nancy, Jody, Tracey, Tom, Kirk and Eric. She was predeceased by a son, James W. Zellner, a sister, Kathleen Martrich and brothers, Frederick and William Alder.

Contributions may be made to the Masonic Village, Office of Gift Planning, One Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, 17022.

Arrangements were made by the K.V. Knopp Funeral Home, Inc., Allentown.