DELANCEY - Lois Nadine Tait, 90, longtime resident of DeLancey, died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Delhi.

She was born on Jan, 28, 1929, in Willits, California. Lois was the daughter of the late Louis and Winifred (Beach) Thompson.

She was married to Jacob Tait on May 1, 1949. Together they owned and operated Lo-J Farm, a family run dairy farm that was located in DeLancey.

Lois was an avid homemaker who enjoyed baking, making quilts and caring for her family. She could often be found tending her vegetable and flower gardens.

She was predeceased by her husband, "Jake" in 2004; a son, Russell in 2017; and siblings, Betty, James and Ann.

Mrs. Tait is survived by her children, Steven (Cynthia) Tait of DeLancey, Dennis (Norah) Tait of Sugar Hill, Georgia and Susan (Ronald) Butler of Stamford; eight grandchildren, Dawn, Jennifer, Dustin, Stephanie, Shelly, Ryan, Adam and Brad; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her siblings, Donald (Wanda) Thompson, May (Robert) Miller and Charles (Robbin) Thompson; and several nieces, nephews and other loving family members.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Hall & Peet Funeral Home, 134 Main St. in Delhi, with the Rev. Derek Johnson officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to call on the family an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

To share condolences with the Tait family, visit at www.hallandpeet.com.