Dr. Lois A. Bichler

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud for Dr. Lois Ann Bichler, age 64, of Saint Cloud and formerly of Columbia, Missouri, who passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Reverend Thomas Knoblach will officiate. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery in St. Cloud.

Visitation will be from 4:oo p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday and from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday, all at the Daniel Funeral Home in Saint Cloud.

Lois was born on April 14, 1962, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota to Bernard and Delrose (Wedl) Bichler. She grew up in Saint Cloud and graduated in the Top Ten of her class from Apollo High School in 1980. In 1984, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Natural Science from the College of St. Benedict, focusing on biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Lois researched the effects of radiation on African clawed toads. Lois completed her Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, researching the virulence factors of Salmonella enteritidis in poultry. Lois started her professional career as a Microbiologist and feed chemist for Jack Frost Poultry. She was a research Assistant at the University of Minnesota, teaching lab sessions to veterinary students, supervised a Salmonella serotyping lab, and made poultry vaccines. After college she taught high school for Navajo children in Window Rock, Arizona. Lois spent most of her career as an educator in Missouri as an Associate Professor and Department Head at Stephens College in Columbia and as an Adjunct Professor at William Woods University in Fulton. She taught undergraduate classes, advised students, did research with undergraduates, and served on several committees. Lois wrote and was granted an NIH grant.

Lois is survived by her brothers and sister, John (Sheila) of Sartell, Rev. Protodeacon Dana (Matuschka Sharon) of Saint Cloud, Chuck (Chris) of Lakeville and Kara (Jeff) Koeppel of Pardeeville, Wisconsin; nieces and nephews, Jason, Art, Brad, Sarah, Alex, Ben, and Elisa.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents; nephew, Zachary; and brother, Delroy.

Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.