Lorraine Miller

Lorraine Marion Miller was born on April 1, 1926, in New England, North Dakota, the daughter of Fred and Dena Kunze. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, grew up and attended school in the New England area before moving to Montevideo with her parents in 1940. Lorraine lived most of her adult life in the Montevideo area and loved going on family picnics, going to garage sales and thrift stores. She worked hard to raise and provide for her family and was a fantastic cook, often known to make a meal out of nothing. Her favorite part of any meal was dessert. She also enjoyed playing cards, bingo, scrabble, her pets, wildlife, being outdoors and at the lake. Most of all, Lorraine cherished the time she was surrounded by her family. During later years, her daughter Bette was her caregiver and close companion. Bette attended to LorraineÂ?s needs and provided the care necessary to keep her from becoming a nursing home resident. Bette did a fantastic job. LorraineÂ?s entire family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Bette for making life in her final years dignified and comfortable.In the morning hours of Tuesday November 12, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at the Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital, Lorraine was called from this life. She was 87 years of age.Surviving family include her children- Diane (& Ron) Sherod of Montevideo, Vione (& Robert) Streed of Apple Valley, Roger (& Sandra) Larson of Sun City, AZ, Dale (& Patricia) Larson of Montevideo, Janice Larson of Montevideo, Dennis (& Lori) Larson of Montevideo, LuAnn (& Steve) Johnson of Bloomington, Bette Golden of Montevideo, Terry (& Yokasta) Larson of Alexandria, and Jodi (& Jeff) Donahue of Montevideo; daughter-in-law Judy Larson of Montevideo; 28 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; 33 great great grandchildren; 2 brothers- Fred (& Jan) Kunze & Herb (& Judy) Kunze and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and extended family.She was preceded in death by her parents; her son DuWayne Larson; grandsons Baby Boy Johnson, Jordan Larson and Kevin Sherod; great grandson Alexander Wills; nephew Mark Kunze; brother Robert Kunze; sisters-in-laws Charlotte Kunze & Carol Kunze. She was also preceded in death by her husbands- Vernon Larson, Quinten Lee, Dale Slettedahl and Lawrence Miller.