IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lorraine M.

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Oliver

October 22, 1926 – April 1, 2012

Obituary

Lorraine M. Oliver, 83, of Ironwood, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, in Ironwood.      The former Lorraine M. Anderson was born Oct. 22, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Axel and Selma (Wainio) Anderson, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1947. She was employed as a teletype operator for the Daily Globe for four years.      Lorraine loved to shop and travel. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.      On Sept. 1, 1951, she married Charles H. Oliver at Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. He survives.      Also surviving are a daughter, Diane McCarty, of St. Paul, Minn.; three sons, Greg (Susan), Raleigh, N.C., James (Nancy), Wasilla, Alaska, and Dennis, Addison; Mich.; four grandchildren, Angela Oliver, Minneapolis, Minn., Ross Oliver, Raleigh, Jessica Oliver, Asheville, N.C., and Julie Oliver, Wasilla; one great-grandson, Andre Oliver; a sister, Marian Budnick, Kenosha, Wis.; sister-in-law, Bette Colasacco, Ironwood; and numerous nieces and nephews.      Besides her parents, Lorraine was preceded in death by sister-and-brothers-in-law, Marilyn and Bernie Michelli, Jerry Oliver, and E. Dempsey Colasacco.      Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has taken place.      A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 12, at 2 p.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Wes "Bo" Baumeister, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood, officiating.      Luncheon will follow at the Iron Nugget in downtown Hurley.      Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday.      Lorraine'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.
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