Lorraine J. (Moudry) Miner

Passed peacefully with her family by her side on March 25, 2019.

Born to Joseph and Lucille Moudry March 1, 1930. Lorraine married Leo James (Jim) Miner on December 31, 1949 and together they had ten children. Lorraine graduated from high school in Billings, MT. She graduated from Eastern Montana College in 1971, earning her BA. The family moved to Alaska and Mom loved the Iditarod and all things frontier for many years. She relocated to California after the death of husband Jim and was married for a time to Dennis Hormann. After her retirement she settled in Windsor, Colorado and loved her many special friends there especially those in her quilting group and at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. As a confirmed Catholic, Lorraine obtained a Certificate of Biblical Studies at the age of 87. This extensive course of study encompassed much in-depth classroom group work plus field trips to the Holy Land with a group of her friends, and with her daughters Connie and Julie, to Rome, Italy to attend Mass before Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square, the Vatican. These two trips were some of the highlights of her life and two items from her bucket list!

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Jim; The eldest, John Michael; and youngest, Cheryl Marie; brother-in-law John Miner and his wife Dorothy; brother-in-law Jim Geary; and grandson Joshua.

Lorraine is survived by eight children; Lynne, Lis (Paul), Reen (Jim), Connie, Chris (Robin), Joe, Andy, and Julie (John); her sister JoAnn (Charles) Milonas; and sister-in-law Margaret Geary;

Seventeen grandchildren; twenty-nine great-grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren.

A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Lorraine at 1:00 pm April 3, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1201 E Bogard Rd, Wasilla, AK.

A get-together for all family and friends of Lorraine will follow at 3 pm at the Palmer Depot, 61 S Valley Way, Palmer, AK.

Please join us to celebrate and reminisce all the joy we shared together.