W7COJ 1925 - 2015 Lois B. Sims Cheyenne, WY QCWA # 28310 Chapter 140 First Call: W7COJ in 1958       Other Call(s): K0ORH Lois Bernice (Haraldson) Sims, 89, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away at her residence on Friday, September 4, 2015. Mrs. Sims was born September 27, 1925, in Martin Township, Minnesota, a daughter of the late Lewis O. and Effie D. (Jenkins) Haraldson. Lois worked for the United States Government in communications until her retirement. She and her late husband, Ralph E. Sims, were avid amateur ham radio operators. She was a member of the American Radio Relay League, the Shy WY Radio Club, and the Young Ladies Radio League. She was also extremely patriotic and she flew the American flag religiously. Her other interests included playing the organ, quilting and caring for her home in North Cheyenne where she and her husband planted 10,000 trees. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Cheyenne Genealogical Society. Lois is survived by a niece, three nephews, a step-daughter, nine step-grandchildren, and 15 step great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Ralph E. Sims; five brothers, Berdell Haraldson, Harvey Haraldson, Vernon Haraldson, Mavis Johnson and Everett Haraldson; two sisters, Clarice Haraldson and Della Haraldson; and a step-daughter, Judith Spilde.