Lorraine H Andersen

Lorraine Helen Andersen, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, August 21, 2010, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness.  She was born July 11, 1922 in Whittemore, Iowa, the daughter of George and Sophia (Harms) Wichtendahl.  Lorraine married Lyle Juhl Andersen on August 18, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He preceded her in death on May 17, 1989.  Lorraine was the senior center manager at Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging (HVAAA) for twenty years.  She volunteered at Meals on Wheels, Cedar Valley Hospice, the Cedar Falls Recreation Center, and the HVAAA Senior Center in Waterloo after her retirement.

Survivors include her son, Mark Andersen, of Atlanta, Georgia; two brothers, Delbert (Elaine) Wichtendahl of Whittemore and Harlan (Beverly) Wichtendahl of Council Bluffs, Iowa; three sisters, Selma (Eddie) Cruise of Wesley, Iowa, Laona Jenson of Waterloo, Iowa, Emogene (Harold) Batt of Cedar Falls, and many nieces and nephews.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents and husband, three sisters, Eleanor Burns, Florence Frost, Laura Prichard, and two brothers, Henry and Bernard Wichtendahl.

Visitation will be 4—7:00 pm Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, where a 6:00 pm service will be conducted.  Service also 11:30 am Wednesday, August 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Whittemore, with visitation one hour before service.  Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Whittemore.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging, Cedar Valley Hospice, the Cedar Falls Recreation Center or Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls.  Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com .