Lorraine Eva Cournia, 86, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away late Wednesday evening, January 7, 2009 at the Riverview Hospital in Crookston.
Lorraine was born on April 12, 1922 at Crookston, the daughter of Paul and Martha (Johnson) Chappius. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture. For a short while, Lorraine worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store on Main Street. On October 19, 1943, she was united in marriage to Delmont "Del" Cournia at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The couple made their home in Crookston where together they farmed and raised their two children, Robert and Barbara. Lorraine enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading and traveling. After retiring from farming, Lorraine and Del enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona from 1979 until 1999 when Del's health would no longer allow them to travel. Sadly, Del passed away on January 21, 2001. Lorraine will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all who shared in her life.
Loving family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Cournia of Crookston, MN; a daughter, Barbara Cournia of Crookston; three grandchildren, Michelle (Rod) Erdmann and Christopher (Pam) Cournia, all of Crookston, and Rebecca Cournia of Grand Forks, North Dakota; seven great-grandchildren, Amber, Justin and Ashleigh Erdmann, and Lindsay, Caitlyn, Ian and Johnathan Cournia; a great-great grandson, Landon Kraft; sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Joe Johnson of Lake Forest, IL; sisters-in-law, Margaret (Mel) Podevels of Milwaukee, WI, Rose Marie (Marvin) Torgerson of Racine, WI, Madonna Moran of Austin, TX, Anna Mae Sullivan of Ankeny, IA, and Eleanor Cournia of Crookston; brothers-in-law, Louis (Nancy) Cournia and H.T. "Doc" Welter all of Crookston and Art Pretory of Hemet, CA; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Besides her husband, Del, Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Martha; sisters and brothers-in-law, Luella and Lloyd Peltier, Pearl and Gerald Hitchcock; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, LaVonne and Allen Hoeft, Esther and Bernard Palubicki, Lauretta Welter, Leroy Cournia, Betty Pretory, John "Jack" Sullivan and Aubrie "Peg" Moran.
The funeral service for Lorraine Cournia will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. The visitation will be on Monday at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home from 5-7:00 pm, with a 7:00 pm prayer service, and also for an hour before the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston, MN. Arrangements are with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.
Lorraine was born on April 12, 1922 at Crookston, the daughter of Paul and Martha (Johnson) Chappius. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture. For a short while, Lorraine worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store on Main Street. On October 19, 1943, she was united in marriage to Delmont "Del" Cournia at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The couple made their home in Crookston where together they farmed and raised their two children, Robert and Barbara. Lorraine enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading and traveling. After retiring from farming, Lorraine and Del enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona from 1979 until 1999 when Del's health would no longer allow them to travel. Sadly, Del passed away on January 21, 2001. Lorraine will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all who shared in her life.
Loving family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Cournia of Crookston, MN; a daughter, Barbara Cournia of Crookston; three grandchildren, Michelle (Rod) Erdmann and Christopher (Pam) Cournia, all of Crookston, and Rebecca Cournia of Grand Forks, North Dakota; seven great-grandchildren, Amber, Justin and Ashleigh Erdmann, and Lindsay, Caitlyn, Ian and Johnathan Cournia; a great-great grandson, Landon Kraft; sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Joe Johnson of Lake Forest, IL; sisters-in-law, Margaret (Mel) Podevels of Milwaukee, WI, Rose Marie (Marvin) Torgerson of Racine, WI, Madonna Moran of Austin, TX, Anna Mae Sullivan of Ankeny, IA, and Eleanor Cournia of Crookston; brothers-in-law, Louis (Nancy) Cournia and H.T. "Doc" Welter all of Crookston and Art Pretory of Hemet, CA; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Besides her husband, Del, Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Martha; sisters and brothers-in-law, Luella and Lloyd Peltier, Pearl and Gerald Hitchcock; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, LaVonne and Allen Hoeft, Esther and Bernard Palubicki, Lauretta Welter, Leroy Cournia, Betty Pretory, John "Jack" Sullivan and Aubrie "Peg" Moran.
The funeral service for Lorraine Cournia will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. The visitation will be on Monday at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home from 5-7:00 pm, with a 7:00 pm prayer service, and also for an hour before the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston, MN. Arrangements are with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.
Lorraine Eva Cournia, 86, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away late Wednesday evening, January 7, 2009 at the Riverview Hospital in Crookston.
Lorraine was born on April 12, 1922 at Crookston, the daughter of Paul and Martha (Johnson) Chappius. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture. For a short while, Lorraine worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store on Main Street. On October 19, 1943, she was united in marriage to Delmont "Del" Cournia at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The couple made their home in Crookston where together they farmed and raised their two children, Robert and Barbara. Lorraine enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading and traveling. After retiring from farming, Lorraine and Del enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona from 1979 until 1999 when Del's health would no longer allow them to travel. Sadly, Del passed away on January 21, 2001. Lorraine will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all who shared in her life.
Loving family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Cournia of Crookston, MN; a daughter, Barbara Cournia of Crookston; three grandchildren, Michelle (Rod) Erdmann and Christopher (Pam) Cournia, all of Crookston, and Rebecca Cournia of Grand Forks, North Dakota; seven great-grandchildren, Amber, Justin and Ashleigh Erdmann, and Lindsay, Caitlyn, Ian and Johnathan Cournia; a great-great grandson, Landon Kraft; sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Joe Johnson of Lake Forest, IL; sisters-in-law, Margaret (Mel) Podevels of Milwaukee, WI, Rose Marie (Marvin) Torgerson of Racine, WI, Madonna Moran of Austin, TX, Anna Mae Sullivan of Ankeny, IA, and Eleanor Cournia of Crookston; brothers-in-law, Louis (Nancy) Cournia and H.T. "Doc" Welter all of Crookston and Art Pretory of Hemet, CA; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Besides her husband, Del, Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Martha; sisters and brothers-in-law, Luella and Lloyd Peltier, Pearl and Gerald Hitchcock; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, LaVonne and Allen Hoeft, Esther and Bernard Palubicki, Lauretta Welter, Leroy Cournia, Betty Pretory, John "Jack" Sullivan and Aubrie "Peg" Moran.
The funeral service for Lorraine Cournia will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. The visitation will be on Monday at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home from 5-7:00 pm, with a 7:00 pm prayer service, and also for an hour before the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston, MN. Arrangements are with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.
Lorraine was born on April 12, 1922 at Crookston, the daughter of Paul and Martha (Johnson) Chappius. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture. For a short while, Lorraine worked at the Red Owl Grocery Store on Main Street. On October 19, 1943, she was united in marriage to Delmont "Del" Cournia at St. Anne's Catholic Church. The couple made their home in Crookston where together they farmed and raised their two children, Robert and Barbara. Lorraine enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading and traveling. After retiring from farming, Lorraine and Del enjoyed wintering in Mesa, Arizona from 1979 until 1999 when Del's health would no longer allow them to travel. Sadly, Del passed away on January 21, 2001. Lorraine will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all who shared in her life.
Loving family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Cournia of Crookston, MN; a daughter, Barbara Cournia of Crookston; three grandchildren, Michelle (Rod) Erdmann and Christopher (Pam) Cournia, all of Crookston, and Rebecca Cournia of Grand Forks, North Dakota; seven great-grandchildren, Amber, Justin and Ashleigh Erdmann, and Lindsay, Caitlyn, Ian and Johnathan Cournia; a great-great grandson, Landon Kraft; sister and brother-in-law, Esther and Joe Johnson of Lake Forest, IL; sisters-in-law, Margaret (Mel) Podevels of Milwaukee, WI, Rose Marie (Marvin) Torgerson of Racine, WI, Madonna Moran of Austin, TX, Anna Mae Sullivan of Ankeny, IA, and Eleanor Cournia of Crookston; brothers-in-law, Louis (Nancy) Cournia and H.T. "Doc" Welter all of Crookston and Art Pretory of Hemet, CA; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. Besides her husband, Del, Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Martha; sisters and brothers-in-law, Luella and Lloyd Peltier, Pearl and Gerald Hitchcock; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, LaVonne and Allen Hoeft, Esther and Bernard Palubicki, Lauretta Welter, Leroy Cournia, Betty Pretory, John "Jack" Sullivan and Aubrie "Peg" Moran.
The funeral service for Lorraine Cournia will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston. The visitation will be on Monday at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home from 5-7:00 pm, with a 7:00 pm prayer service, and also for an hour before the funeral at the church. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Crookston, MN. Arrangements are with the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home.
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