Born and raised in the Derby area, Lois (Worley) Reinhardt and Ann (Johnson) Emerson are cousins whose grandmothers, as young women in 1888, left Sweden together. The two sisters, 17 year-old Anna (Lois' grandmother) and 22 year old Hattie Gustafson, (Ann's grandmother) came to America. They bought property in Derby in 1889 at what is now 56th Avenue. That same year a group of promoters, attempting to establish an irrigated farming colony and resort, built Castlewood Dam 30 miles southeast of Denver, near Parker. The colony was never very successful but the dam remained, but there were fears for its safety.

Hattie and Anna's sister and brother left Sweden and joined them in Derby. The three sisters and their brother established homes within a block of each other. They spoke Swedish and were a close knit family. They owned 70 acres of property and went into the dairy business. There were several dairies in the area. South of Sand Creek the Danish people operated hog farms and north of Sand Creek the Swedish people had dairies. There was a feeling of community among the people of different nationalities.

Anna Gustafson married a man named Anderson. Tragedy struck when Diphtheria hit and the Health Department closed down their dairy. The Andersons' sold the dairy to Garden farms who later sold it to Meadow Gold. Their daughter Mabel went to school in Adams City and graduated from Union High School. That school is now Adams City High School. Mabel is Lois' mother.

The night that Lois Worley was born at Porter Hospital was a frightening night for people who lived around Denver. The Castlewood Dam built in 1889 failed during the night of August 3 of 1933 and released a wall of water that caused widespread flooding. It was the last and worst Cherry Creek flood. That was a bad year because just a month later, in September, the Platte River flooded and for the second time that summer the lower downtown area of Denver was flooded.

Lois' parents operated the only chicken hatchery in the area. For six months of the year her family lived at 47th and Brighton Boulevard at the Western Electric Hatchery. It was the only hatchery in the area. The only other one was in south Denver. The rest of the year the Worleys lived down the hill from the Johnsons who operated the IXL Dairy for many years. Ann (Johnson) Emerson and Lois are still good friends. The Worleys lived in Lois' grandparents' house and raised turkeys. They still had two cows, horses and 2,000 turkeys and that means a lot of work. Finally Lois' Dad said either the turkeys went or he did so the turkeys were sold.

Lois attended Adams City schools. The cousins, Lois and Ann grew up visiting each other nearly every day. Many years have gone by but Lois and Ann are still close.

Lois lives with her only son and his family. She has a full life with two active grandchildren a boy 11 and a girl 14.