1930
Lorraine
2015
Lorraine Erickson
December 24, 1930 — July 3, 2015
Funeral services for E. Lorraine Erickson will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Gary Harris will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.bonnerupfuneralservice.com.
Lorraine passed away surrounded by her family at St. John's Lutheran Home on July 3, 2015. She was 84 years old.
Ethel Lorraine (Melvin) was born on December 24, 1930 to Basil and Esther (Parr) Melvin, in La Farge, WI. She attended and graduated from La Farge High School. On October 7, 1950, she was united in marriage to Daniel P. Erickson in Fairmont, MN. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, where she was a part of the Ladies Aide and various Circles. Lorraine was employed at Woolworths Dime Store as a sales associate for 15 years and later at Coast to Coast for around 10 years, but was most proud of being a homemaker and mother.
Lorraine was a very talented seamstress. She loved to quilt, knit, sew, crochet, needle point, and even made Hardanger embroidery. She liked to go camping every summer, going on walks, and cheering on the Minnesota Twins. Lorraine will be remembered as a very soft-spoken, gentle person who was always there for her family and never once complained about the hand she was dealt. Family was very important to her, and she cherished every moment she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel; parents, Basil and Esther; sons, Douglas and Terry; siblings, Gene Melvin, La Verne Melvin, Lola Pelton, Orlin Melvin; and several sisters and brothers in-law.
Lorraine is survived by her children, Karen (Russ Shaunce) Erickson, of Glenville, and Kathy (David) Register, of Albert Lea; grandchildren, Wade (Karen) Erickson, Jennifer (Tom) Habana, Tara (Mike Johannsen) Register, Tiffany (Tyler) Larsen and Lori Shaunce; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Noah, and Jordan Habana, Alyssa, Sara, and Samantha Erickson, and Taylor and Miya Larsen; a brother, Charles "Bud" (Marilyn) Melvin, of La Farge, WI; brother-in-law, Ewald Schnitzmeier, of Fairmont, MN; and sister-in-law, Ardys Erickson, of Fairmont, MN; as well as many other loving nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.
The family would like to thank the loving staff at St. John's Lutheran Home for the exceptional care and compassion that was given to Lorraine.
Lorraine passed away surrounded by her family at St. John's Lutheran Home on July 3, 2015. She was 84 years old.
Ethel Lorraine (Melvin) was born on December 24, 1930 to Basil and Esther (Parr) Melvin, in La Farge, WI. She attended and graduated from La Farge High School. On October 7, 1950, she was united in marriage to Daniel P. Erickson in Fairmont, MN. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, where she was a part of the Ladies Aide and various Circles. Lorraine was employed at Woolworths Dime Store as a sales associate for 15 years and later at Coast to Coast for around 10 years, but was most proud of being a homemaker and mother.
Lorraine was a very talented seamstress. She loved to quilt, knit, sew, crochet, needle point, and even made Hardanger embroidery. She liked to go camping every summer, going on walks, and cheering on the Minnesota Twins. Lorraine will be remembered as a very soft-spoken, gentle person who was always there for her family and never once complained about the hand she was dealt. Family was very important to her, and she cherished every moment she spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Daniel; parents, Basil and Esther; sons, Douglas and Terry; siblings, Gene Melvin, La Verne Melvin, Lola Pelton, Orlin Melvin; and several sisters and brothers in-law.
Lorraine is survived by her children, Karen (Russ Shaunce) Erickson, of Glenville, and Kathy (David) Register, of Albert Lea; grandchildren, Wade (Karen) Erickson, Jennifer (Tom) Habana, Tara (Mike Johannsen) Register, Tiffany (Tyler) Larsen and Lori Shaunce; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Noah, and Jordan Habana, Alyssa, Sara, and Samantha Erickson, and Taylor and Miya Larsen; a brother, Charles "Bud" (Marilyn) Melvin, of La Farge, WI; brother-in-law, Ewald Schnitzmeier, of Fairmont, MN; and sister-in-law, Ardys Erickson, of Fairmont, MN; as well as many other loving nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.
The family would like to thank the loving staff at St. John's Lutheran Home for the exceptional care and compassion that was given to Lorraine.
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