Individual Details
Lorraine Braun
(October 17, 1921 - March 7, 2007)
Lorraine E.
Rolfzen, 85
Melrose
Oct. 17, 1921 Mar. 7, 2007
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Lorraine Rolfzen who died peacefully with her family at her side on Wednesday, March 7 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in St. Patricks Cemetery in Melrose. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church in Melrose.
Lorraine was born October 17, 1921 in Elrosa to Peter and Rose (Watzke) Braun. She married Lambert Fatz Rolfzen on October 4, 1941 at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Melrose. They moved to California in 1953. Lorraine dedicated most of her life to helping the elderly. She worked as a Physical Therapist, Restorative Care, and Activities Director at nursing homes. She was dearly loved not only by her family but those people of whose life she touched. After retirement Lorraine and Fatz moved back to Melrose, the area they loved. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, American Legion Post 101 Auxiliary, and the Loyal Order of the Moose for over 50 years.
Survivors include her children, Cheryl Rose Rolfzen and partner, Sandy Jo Garner of Irvine, CA, Lambert Peter Rolfzen and wife, Martha of Omaha, NE, Thomas Donald Rolfzen of Lakebay, WA, and Paul Sylvester Rolfzen and wife, Alice of Melrose; seven grandchildren, Peter Lambert Rolfzen, Dawn Leann Rolfzen, and Shawn Christopher Rolfzen of Omaha, NE, Chantel Laree Rolfzen of Lakebay, WA, Michael Bjorn Rolfzen of St. Cloud, MN, Michelle Lorraine Stumbo of Kelso, WA, Mary Rose Rademacher of Albany, MN and Shon Meikle of Landers, WY; great grandchildren, Tabitha, Nickolas, Bailey, and Isabella of Omaha, NE, Alyssa Joy of Kelso, WA, Joseph and Vanessa of Lakebay, WA; sister, Irene Richter of Ely, MN; brothers, Ray Braun of Wyoming, Bil Braun of Ely, Jim Braun of Perham, and Al Braun of Frazee.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Rose Braun; husband, Lambert Fatz Rolfzen on May 9, 2006; brothers, Gerald, Anthony, Donald, Leander, Luverne Butch, and Sylvester Braun; sister, Dorothy Gregor; and an infant brother.
Rolfzen, 85
Melrose
Oct. 17, 1921 Mar. 7, 2007
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose for Lorraine Rolfzen who died peacefully with her family at her side on Wednesday, March 7 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be in St. Patricks Cemetery in Melrose. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church in Melrose.
Lorraine was born October 17, 1921 in Elrosa to Peter and Rose (Watzke) Braun. She married Lambert Fatz Rolfzen on October 4, 1941 at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Melrose. They moved to California in 1953. Lorraine dedicated most of her life to helping the elderly. She worked as a Physical Therapist, Restorative Care, and Activities Director at nursing homes. She was dearly loved not only by her family but those people of whose life she touched. After retirement Lorraine and Fatz moved back to Melrose, the area they loved. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church in Melrose, Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, American Legion Post 101 Auxiliary, and the Loyal Order of the Moose for over 50 years.
Survivors include her children, Cheryl Rose Rolfzen and partner, Sandy Jo Garner of Irvine, CA, Lambert Peter Rolfzen and wife, Martha of Omaha, NE, Thomas Donald Rolfzen of Lakebay, WA, and Paul Sylvester Rolfzen and wife, Alice of Melrose; seven grandchildren, Peter Lambert Rolfzen, Dawn Leann Rolfzen, and Shawn Christopher Rolfzen of Omaha, NE, Chantel Laree Rolfzen of Lakebay, WA, Michael Bjorn Rolfzen of St. Cloud, MN, Michelle Lorraine Stumbo of Kelso, WA, Mary Rose Rademacher of Albany, MN and Shon Meikle of Landers, WY; great grandchildren, Tabitha, Nickolas, Bailey, and Isabella of Omaha, NE, Alyssa Joy of Kelso, WA, Joseph and Vanessa of Lakebay, WA; sister, Irene Richter of Ely, MN; brothers, Ray Braun of Wyoming, Bil Braun of Ely, Jim Braun of Perham, and Al Braun of Frazee.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Rose Braun; husband, Lambert Fatz Rolfzen on May 9, 2006; brothers, Gerald, Anthony, Donald, Leander, Luverne Butch, and Sylvester Braun; sister, Dorothy Gregor; and an infant brother.
Events
| Birth | October 17, 1921 | Elrosa, MN | |||
| Marriage | October 4, 1941 | Melrose, MN - Lambert Rolfzen | |||
| Death | March 7, 2007 | Melrose, MN |
Families
| Spouse | Lambert Rolfzen (1917 - 2006) |