Lorraine Rose Greethurst

St. Charles, Lorraine Rose Greethurst, 79, of St. Charles died Monday morning March 5th at Lewiston Villa. Lorraine was born November 18, 1932 in Herried, South Dakota to John and Agatha (Litschewski) Traxinger. She and George Greethurst were married October 4, 1952. The couple lived in several states as she followed her husband's career as a civil service firefighter. They returned to St. Charles in 2003. Lorraine is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband George, three children; Michael (Karen) and Gary (Jenny) both of Enid, OK and a daughter Patti Greethurst (Duane Rodgers) of Skandia, MI, six grandchildren; James & Tyler Zahorsky, Becky (Scott) Gaedy, Heather (Jerris) Johnson, Holly and Greyson Greethurst, six great-grandchildren; Halie Gaedy, Paityn & Dylan Zahorski, Chase Gaedy, Ella and Thomas Johnson, three brothers; Lyle (Barbara) Traxinger of Wyoming, MI, Jim (Cassie) Traxinger of Longmount, CO and Walter (Carol) Traxinger of Pallantine, IL, two sisters, Florence Ritter of Harriet, S.D. and Linda (Richard) Walts of Edmund, OK, mother-in-law Lida Greethurst of Utica and a special sister-in-law Donna (Doc) Fabian of St. Charles. She was preceded in death by a daughter Cheryl Greethurst, two brothers Tom and Tedd Traxinger and her parents. A Funeral Mass for Lorraine will be 11AM Friday March 9th at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with the Reverend Kurt Farrell officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 - 11 AM Friday at the church. Please share a memory of Lorraine on-line and view her Tribute Video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com. Hoff Funeral Service of St. Charles is assisting the family with arrangements.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/288927