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Lorraine M. (Link) Shireman 1921-2010

SHIREMAN, LINK, VERNON, WEEKS, KOZMA, KING, ECK, PATSCH, WAMPLER, SPIROS, KENNEY, WEBB, ARLEN, BROSIUS, NORTH, SCHAACK

Posted By: cheryl moonen (email)
Date: 3/22/2018 at 18:32:32

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Sunday, November 14, 2010

Lorraine M. Shireman, 88, of Henry Stout Apartments, 125 W. Ninth St., formerly of the Joliet, Ill., area, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, at Luther Manor. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Resurrection Catholic Church, 4300 Asbury Road. Burial will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, south of Dubuque.

To celebrate Lorraine's life, friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there will be a parish wake service at 3 p.m.

She was born on Dec. 7, 1921, in Dubuque, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Vernon) Link. Lorraine graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Dubuque. She married Richard Shireman on May 2, 1942, at Sacred Heart Church in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on May 12, 2002.

Lorraine was employed as a secretary at an insurance company and also was an accomplished seamstress. Lorraine was a member of the Weaving Club and the Red Hat Society. She was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In her spare time, she loved to sew and weave. She also enjoyed playing canasta, going to the casino and watching "Days of Our Lives."

Surviving are a daughter, Karen (Skip) Weeks-Kozma, of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; a son, Mark (Angie) Shireman, of Dwight, Ill.; a daughter-in-law, Karen (Harry) King, of Joliet; 11 grandchildren, Brian (Patricia) Carter, Jamie (Kent) Eck, Laurie (Jim) Patsch, Roxanne Wampler, Christina (Jim) Spiros, Jason Shireman, Jenni (Steve) Kenney, Katie (Shaun) Webb, David Shireman, Tom Shireman and Matt Shireman; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; a sister, Rita Arlen, of Dubuque; a brother-in-law, Francis Brosius, of Dubuque; two grandsons-in-law, Tim North and Darin Schaack; and several nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by a son, David Shireman; a granddaughter, Cassandra "Cassie" North; a sister, Marian Brosius; and a brother, Robert Link.

A Lorraine M. Shireman Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.behrfuneralhome.com. Lorraine's family would like to thank the nurses and staffs of Luther Manor and Hospice of Dubuque for their great care and concern for Lorraine and her family.


 

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