Lorraine Mae Yager, the daughter of Adelbert and Helen (Anderson) Merrill, was born December 30, 1925 in Harris, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Northwest Iowa, where she spent she received her education, graduating from Ayrshire High School.
Lorraine married F. Merle Yager on October 13, 1957 in Spencer, IA. After their marriage, they lived in Spencer, where she worked for WITCO for 18 years. In 1989, she went to work for Servicemaster, where she worked until her retirement in 1996. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Throughout her life, she enjoyed watching baseball and all sports.
She passed away at the Spencer Hospital on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the age of 88. Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Leon, Howard and Irving Merrill and one sister, Edith Miller.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Merle of Spencer; two brothers: Eugene Merrill of Spencer, IA and Wilbur Merrill of Okoboji, IA; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
SERVICES
Funeral services will be held 1:30 P.M., November 19, 2014 at the Warner Chapel in Spencer.
OFFICIATING
Pastor Kay Hooper
Pastor John Syvertson
CASKET BEARERS
Pastor John Syvertson
Linda Abrahamson
Paul Abrahamson
Dennis DeWitt
Darrell Krehlik
VISITATION
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
MUSIC
"How Great Thou Art"
"Amazing Grace"
By Ron Mills
ORGANIST: Marge Pedersen
INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa