Lorraine D. Johnson, 86, of 300
Villa Drive, Hurley, former longtime Ironwood resident, died Sunday, April 22,
2012, in Hurley. The former Lorraine Mollard was born Sept. 27,
1925, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of the late William and Annie (Eichelberger)
Mollard, and moved to Ironwood in 1927, where she attended Central Grade School
and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1943. She worked as a sales clerk for the F.W.
Woolworth Co. in downtown Ironwood, and later for the S.S. Kresge Co., Jupiter,
and KMart for a total of 30 years. Lorraine was a member of Wesley United
Methodist Church in Ironwood and the Retail Clerks Union. She was an avid
bowler, golfer and smear player who enjoyed competition and tournaments. She was
also fascinated with animals, especially bears of all kinds. She was married to Matt Ovaska and later to
the love of her life, John "Bud" Johnson of Bessemer, who preceded her in
death. Surviving are her son, Gary B. Ovaska,
Ironwood Township, and daughter, Diana (Pat) Dalberg, Austin, Texas; five
grandchildren, Gary John (JerriAnne) Ovaska, Arpin, Wis., Shannon (Heather)
Ovaska, Schofield, Wis., Melanie (John) Janakas, Gunnison, Colo., Christian
Allmendinger, Houston, Texas, and Jessica Allmendinger, Seattle, Wash.; seven
great-grandchildren, Gunnar and Mikayla, Katie and Sawyer, Cassidy, Paige, and
Jade; a sister, Dolores Ramme, Oxford, Wis.; sister-in-law, Dorothy Mollard,
Ironwood; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, Lorraine was
predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Karen Ovaska, Jan. 10, 2012; brothers,
William and Raymond Mollard; and sisters, Mildred Andrews and June
Letteer. Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has
taken place. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April
28, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev.Rosemary DeHut,
pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Committal will take place at the funeral home,
with luncheon to follow at Manny's in Ironwood. Private interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Ironwood. Lorrraine's obituary can be viewed online and
condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick
Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.