Lorraine M. Gantner

Lorraine M. Gantner, 93, a resident of Adelaide Place, Fond du Lac, died Friday, October 23, 2015.She was born a daughter of the late William G. and Clara E. Broetzmann Krug, on May 3, 1922, in Van Dyne.Lorraine attended grade school at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in the Town of Forest, where she was confirmed in the Lutheran faith.Lorraine married Herbert J. Gantner on May 5, 1945, at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac. She worked with her husband on the Gantner farm on Highway 45, until they moved to County Road B. Lorraine worked for five years at the shoe factory in Lomira, and then the upholstery business, first at Fond du Lac Mattress Company, and then for many years out of her home.Lorraine enjoyed attending church at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac, and was a member there until her death. She also enjoyed hunting and fishing with her husband, taking rides throughout the area, and visiting with family and friends.She is survived by three children: Theodore Gantner of Fond du Lac, Thelma (Ronald) Geidel of Oakfield, and Teresa (Donald) Frey of Brownsville; seven grandchildren: Michael (Sue) Gantner, Michele (Brian) Sabel, Sara (Todd) Schmidt, Ronald F. Geidel, Holly, April, and Jacob Frey; six great-grandchildren: Alyssa, Brianna, and Hunter Sabel, Heather Niebuhr, Tyler Schmidt, and Bret Geidel; one great-great grandchild, Spencer Geidel; a sister, Myrtle Yust of Fond du Lac; three sisters-in-law: Audrey E. Krug of Shawano, Kathleen Krug of Fond du Lac, and Eileen Gantner of Fond du Lac; and many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert, on January 4, 2002; a daughter-in-law, Judith A. Gantner; five brothers: Robert W. Krug, Melvin Krug, Norvin Krug, George Krug, and Lyle Krug; and three sisters-in-law: Helen Krug, Audrey B. Krug, and Bonnie Krug.Lorraine’s family expresses their sincere gratitude for the loving care and kindness shown to Lorraine by all the staff at the Liberty House, Adelaide Place, and Heartland Hospice. Your kindness has not gone unnoticed – the Lord sees and so did we.A service of Christian worship, praising, and thanking our Lord Jesus Christ for dying, rising, and making a home in Heaven for Lorraine will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 1600 South Main Street, Fond du Lac, with Rev. Matthew Guse officiating.The visitation will be held on Tuesday at church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.Entombment will be at the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Ledgeview Memorial Park.If you wish to send a memorial, please consider St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, or Heartland Hospice.

Lorraine M. Gantner

May 3, 1922 - October 23, 2015