1926
Lorraine
2011
Lorraine Leonard
September 23, 1926 — November 20, 2011
Funeral Mass for Lorraine Ruth Leonard age 85 of Waite Park, MN will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Assumption Catholic Church in Morris, Minnesota. Father Robert Kieffer will be officiating. Visitation will be on Friday at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayer service and parish rosary at 7:00 p.m. and for one hour prior to Mass on Saturday. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Morris.
Lorraine Ruth Menk, daughter of Elmer and Irene (Orre) Menk was born on September 23, 1926 in Slayton, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Currie, Minnesota and High School in Tracy, Minnesota. Lorraine was united in marriage to Thomas Leonard on November 4, 1946 in Currie, MN. The couple farmed in the Currie area until 1966, when they moved to the Glenwood/Farwell area. In 1986, Lorraine and Thomas moved to Morris. Lorraine spent many years working at the Ken Anderson and Prairie View Nurseries in Farwell and Morris. Lorraine has spent the last three years at Sterling Park assisted Living & Heath Care Center in Waite Park, MN until her death on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Lorraine passed away with her family by her side at Sterling Park Heath Care Center in Waite Park, MN.
Lorraine enjoyed working with flowers and plants, playing board games, cards, bingo and doing craft projects. Her favorite holiday was Halloween and most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Morris, the Catholic Daughters, American Legion Auxiliary and Homemakers Club in Morris.
She is survived by six sons and seven daughters-in-law, Charles (Nancy), Kimball; Gerald (Mary), Slayton; William (Loretta), Morris; daughter-in-law, Lynda Leonard, South Haven; Jerome (Lori) Kimball; Paul (Barbara), Cyrus; and Timothy (Amy), Young America; two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan (Craig) Tvrdik, Alexandria and Carol (Darwin) Whaley, St. Michael; one sister, Eleanor (Gene) Dold, Currie; one brother, David (Darlene) Menk, Benson; 29 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; one son, Harold; her parents; one great-granddaughter, Angelica; one sister, Esther and one brother, Richard.
Serving as pallbearers for the service are all of Lorraine's Grandchildren. Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Lorraine Ruth Menk, daughter of Elmer and Irene (Orre) Menk was born on September 23, 1926 in Slayton, Minnesota. She attended elementary school in Currie, Minnesota and High School in Tracy, Minnesota. Lorraine was united in marriage to Thomas Leonard on November 4, 1946 in Currie, MN. The couple farmed in the Currie area until 1966, when they moved to the Glenwood/Farwell area. In 1986, Lorraine and Thomas moved to Morris. Lorraine spent many years working at the Ken Anderson and Prairie View Nurseries in Farwell and Morris. Lorraine has spent the last three years at Sterling Park assisted Living & Heath Care Center in Waite Park, MN until her death on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Lorraine passed away with her family by her side at Sterling Park Heath Care Center in Waite Park, MN.
Lorraine enjoyed working with flowers and plants, playing board games, cards, bingo and doing craft projects. Her favorite holiday was Halloween and most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Morris, the Catholic Daughters, American Legion Auxiliary and Homemakers Club in Morris.
She is survived by six sons and seven daughters-in-law, Charles (Nancy), Kimball; Gerald (Mary), Slayton; William (Loretta), Morris; daughter-in-law, Lynda Leonard, South Haven; Jerome (Lori) Kimball; Paul (Barbara), Cyrus; and Timothy (Amy), Young America; two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan (Craig) Tvrdik, Alexandria and Carol (Darwin) Whaley, St. Michael; one sister, Eleanor (Gene) Dold, Currie; one brother, David (Darlene) Menk, Benson; 29 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; one son, Harold; her parents; one great-granddaughter, Angelica; one sister, Esther and one brother, Richard.
Serving as pallbearers for the service are all of Lorraine's Grandchildren. Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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