Lorraine Betty Wade

Funeral services for Lorraine Wade, age 86, of Milaca, will be held Monday, January 16, 2017 at 2 PM at Milaca United Methodist Church with Pastor Joyce Slostad officiating.  Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Milaca.  Visitation will be Monday from 12 Noon - 2 PM at Milaca United Methodist Church.  Memorials are preferred to the Salvation Army, Saint Jude's, or the Milaca United Methodist Women. Lorraine B. Wade was born August 26, 1930 to Vladimir and Laura (Bartusek) Slezak in Steele County, MN. She grew up in Owatonna with her two brothers, Ronald and Richard. She married Charles H. Wade on August 30, 1948 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, IA. Lorraine’s greatest joy was her family, Terry Wade of Milaca, Roger (Becky) Wade of Circle Pines and Deb (Tim) Bonner of Wendell, NC; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind many other family members and friends. Lorraine loved to work in her gardens and flowerbeds. She loved sharing her flowers and plants with others, many of which had been given to her family and friends. Lorraine was an excellent cook and baker, cooking the Bohemian food that she had grown up with. She also loved to crochet doilies, afghans, and potholders that she shared with so many others. Lorraine went to be with the love of her life, Charlie, on Friday, January 13, 2017.