Lorraine Ahrendt, 92, has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved her.
A life remembered begins, simply, with the telling.
Lorraine's story began in 1922, and unfolded across the years that followed.
Lorraine held deeply to the Lutheran faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
Belief, when lived, becomes a kind of inheritance.
Lorraine Ahrendt, 92 died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at First English Lutheran Church, Parker with burial at Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be from 5-7pm with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Lorraine Lila Denbow was born on August 23, 1922 at Parker, SD to John and Cecil (Dewey) Denbow. She grew up near Parker, attended country school, and graduated from Hurley High School in 1940. On September 3, 1942 she was united in marriage to Wallace Ahrendt. From this union they were blessed with three children, Cheryl, Larry, and Wayne. She lived in the Parker area most of her life with the exception of being with her husband during WW II. They farmed in the Parker area before moving into Parker in 1994. She had been employed at the G and W Grocery Store and Koehn's Variety Store, retiring in 1986. She was a member of the First English Lutheran Church. Grateful for having sharer her life are 3 children, Cheryl Van Waes, Tiskilwa, IL, Larry, Madison, and Wayne (Sue), Sioux Falls; 8 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren; and a sister Virginia Peterson, Centerville. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Wallace in 2003, and a sister Neva.
