Lorraine Carole Wilson's Obituary
Lorraine Carole Wilson was born on July 22, 1936 in Buffalo New York, to Robert Bishop and May Bishop/McClelland. She had two sisters, and later a step-father Gordon (Mac) McClelland, a step-mother Donna Bishop, and another half sister and four half brothers all of whom she loved very much. She had a modest upbringing and has always worked very hard to help her family. She helped take care of her younger sisters while their parents worked, she took on jobs ironing laundry for neighbors, cleaning, cooking, baking and sewing to help out.
As a teenager she had a neighbor who told her about the Seventh Day Adventist religion, and she suggested that Lorraine attend Adelphian Academy in Holly Michigan, which she decided to do. It was there that she became an Adventist and gave her heart fully to God. It is also there, where she met her future husband Paul Daniel Wilson also known as “Danny”. Together they graduated from Adelphian Academy in 1954, and they married on October 2, 1955. They were married for 65 happy years. Together they raised 5 daughters. They raised them in the church, and they were the best of parents. They always found ways to make their girls happy in so many ways. They enjoyed trips together to Cedar Point, Disney World, and enjoyed many camping trips up north, and various destinations out west. Lorraine was a beloved wife to Danny, and a very dedicated and loving mother. They were a perfect team in marriage and in life. They were best friends and in love. They loved God together and worshiped together. When Danny was found to have dementia, Lorraine helped him pray and he was so grateful, as he was no longer able to pray on his own.
With Danny’s dementia, Lorraine’s was set on giving him care at home herself. We girls came from out of state to help whenever we could. But Lorraine lovingly saw to every need that he had, and she was excellent at it. She saw him to the very end and took care of him even though she was 84 years old herself. He also didn’t like it if she left the room. Right after Danny’s memorial we found out that Lorraine herself had pancreatic cancer. She lovingly cared for her husband with patience and compassion when she unknowingly had cancer herself. They truly loved each other and would have stopped at nothing to help one another.
Lorraine was an excellent homemaker, the very best wife, mother, grandmother and friend anyone could have ever asked for. She cared for everyone with her whole heart and was always the best listener and comforter, and giver of advice. She kept track of so many birthdays of people she cared for and tried her best to send them a card each year.
Lorraine was very talented at crocheting and often made afghan blankets to donate for various worthy causes, and also for gifts for friends and family. She loved giving things to people just to make them smile. She enjoyed donating to many charities that came in the mail. She had a very soft and kind heart for others.
She enjoyed collecting panda bears, of all sorts. She was an excellent cook and baker! She always made sure that all daughters had home baked desserts for our school lunches, and at school we often had to turn down requests to trade our wonderful baked goods, for packaged snack cakes! She loved the music her Danny played on his harmonica, and the many places it took them together, and the friends they shared. She looked forward to the day she would meet all of her loved one’s once again, on the glorious day when Jesus returns.
Lorraine is preceded in death by her eldest daughter Wendy Carole Wilson (7/3/12) and her husband of 65 years, Paul Daniel Wilson (5/30/21). Also her sisters Lydia Kinsler, Caroline Pippert, Charmaine Zink and brothers Jerry Bishop, and Don Bishop.
Lorraine is survived by her daughters Kimberly Ritter, Lynn Wilson, Laura Waterstradt and her husband Steve, and Pamela Day and her husband Tad. She is also survived by her brother Mike Bishop and his wife Judy, Pat Bishop and his wife Peggy, and Donna. Also, grandchildren Jason, Erica, Rachel, Ashleigh, Dylan, Alysa, Brian, Tracy, Kaitlin, Karlie, Trevor, Heather, Clifford and Daniel; great-grandchildren Owen, Claire, Timothy, Elliott, Zachary, Evelyn, Alexander, Addilyn, Joshua Jr., and Presley, Annalise, Trey and a little soon to be baby Heslop girl; and many beloved in-laws and nieces and nephews.
(Lorraine had)
Daughters = 5
Grandchildren = 13
Great-grandchildren = 12 (soon to be 13)
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