This week’s cook, Lois Nerem, has pretty much come full circle. Lois grew up in the Thor area. She graduated from Eagle Grove High School and the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She met her future husband, Chuck, when she attended the graduation of her cousin; Chuck’s brother graduated in the same class. Chuck Nerem is a Renwick native. He graduated from Renwick High School, the University of Iowa and Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK. Chuck spent 26 years in the United States Army and the family lived in Oklahoma for three years, Iowa for two years, Nebraska for 37 years and now back to Thor, Lois’ hometown. The Nerems are the parents of three children: daughter, Tracy Nerem, who lives in Winside, NE; son, Brett Nerem and his spouse, Lori, who live in Colorado Springs, CO; and daughter Kris Nerem-Lowery and her spouse Cornell who live in Gowrie. They also have four grandchildren, two girls and two boys, and three great-grandchildren, two girls and one boy.
