Lorraine Mitchell

Lorraine Mitchell, age 92, of Mason City, died Tuesday, (December 5, 2006) at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Lorraine Lemke was born April 24, 1914 the daughter of William and Ethel (Whitney) Lemke, rural Garner, Iowa. She attended rural school through eighth grade and graduated from Klemme High School in 1931. She was baptized and joined Liberty Methodist Church near Klemme. She later transferred to First United Methodist Church in Mason City and continued to be member there. Lorraine and her sister Ethel came to Mason City in 1931. She worked various places and spent five years at Weeds Pharmacy, 400 North Federal. On March 18, 1939, she was united in marriage to Monnie J. Mitchell at the Methodist Church in Mason City. She continued to live in Mason City. Her husband, Monnie Mitchell passed away on October 14, 1975. They spent six winters in Mesa, Arizona. Lorraine continued to spend her winters in Mesa until 1997 when she and her sister, Ethel Volkman, moved to the Willows. After the death of Ethel she moved to The Manor and Kentucky Ridge before moving to Good Shepherd in 2004. She was a former member of Midland Study Club, a Real Estate Broker with W.L. Patton for ten years, and a Gray Lady for Red Cross for many years, and activity chairman at her church for WSCS for a number of years. She is survived by three brothers: William W. Lemke of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin; Byrnes Lemke and wife Stella of Mason City, Iowa; and Laurice Lemke of Garner, Iowa. Ten nieces and nephews: Gwen Suntken and husband Byron of Meservey, Iowa; Paige Rohlf and husband David of Altoona, Iowa; Lynn Lemke and wife Valerie of Olathe, Kansas; Michele Greiman and husband Stan of Garner; Brenda Lemke of Houston, Texas; Linda Lindsay and husband Jay of Rock Falls, Iowa; Steven Lemke and wife Jeannie of Mason City; William D. Lemke and wife Sien of Valhalla, New York; Bryant Lemke of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Bernard Lemke of Charlotte, North Carolina. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, 2 sisters and their husbands: Helen (Ralph) Sellner and Ethel (Arnold) Volkman; and 3 sister-in-laws: Lavonne Lorenson Lemke, Lou Rabun Lemke, and Marjorie Meinders Lemke.

Visitation:
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at on December 8, 2006 (map/driving directions) 1:00 PM to 1:00 PM at on December 6, 2006 (map/driving directions)

Service:
11:00 AM at 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue on December 8, 2006 (map/driving directions)