Memorial
Lorraine M. Oakes Minney, 94, of Cedar Rapids died Thursday May 28, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital. Services at 11:00 AM on Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Hiawatha. Rev. Daniel Krueger will officiate. Burial at 2:30 PM on Monday at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens near Oelwein. Friends may call the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Linda (Tom) McGrath of Maynard; two step-daughters, Diane Minney of Cedar Rapids and Patricia (Alan) Hanson of Robins; a stepson, Douglas (Joan) Minney of Cedar Rapids; and a sister, Jean Schlegel of Maynard. She also is survived by four grandchildren, Dana, Chris, Tony and Nikki; five step grandchildren, Chris, Leah, Carolyn, Krista and Bryan; seven great-grandchildren; eight step great-grandchildren and five step great-great-grandchildren.
Lorraine was born on January 30, 1921 in Fayette County the daughter of John and Tressa Wilkinson Miehe. She married Roy Oakes in April of 1941. He passed away in 1978. Lorraine later married William Minney in March of 1982. William passed away in 2010. She was a bookkeeper and worked for the Hazelton Elevator for many years and later for Heating and Cooling in Waterloo.
Lorraine was a faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing, canning and especially the time spent with her beloved family and many friends. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
Memorial donations may be given to the Mercy Hospice House or the Zion Lutheran Church in Lorraine’s name.