Lorraine V Vollenweider

Lorraine B. Apple Grandma Vollenweider, 91, of La Crescent, MN, died on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born on February 5, 1920 in La Crosse to Charles and Anna (Keim) Formanek. She married Wilburt Shorty Vollenweider on June 22, 1939 in the Little Brown Church, Nashua, IA. Lorraine worked with her husband for many years at the Vollenweider Orchard and at Southwind Orchard. She enjoyed reading and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in La Crosse.

She is survived by three children, Priscilla (Gary) Fisher and Rita (Mike) Overhouse, both of La Crescent, and Jon (Colleen) Vollenweider of La Crosse, seven grandchildren, Stacy (Mark) Skadson of La Crescent, Stephanie (Michael) Rochester of La Crescent, Matthew (Denise) Fisher of Roaming Shores, OH, Michael (Adri Kochie) Fisher of La Crescent, Katina (Ed) Eisermann of San Antonio, TX, Josie (Dale) Grosz of Holmen and Jason (Eugenia Guicciardi) Vollenweider of Rochester, MN, 13 great-grandchildren, Mariah and Wyatt Skadson, Nichole, Jason, and Ryan Rochester, Caleb, Lexus, Nicholas, Kristina and Quinten Eisermann, Mikayla Melde, and Dakotah and Savannah Grosz, two great-great grandchildren, Caleb and Jackson Darling, a sister, Betty Ruud of La Crosse, a sister-in-law Colleen Formanek of La Crosse, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a sister, Dolores Kennedy, two brothers, Charles and Tom Formanek, and a great-grandson, Mick Skadson.

Lorraines family wishes to thank the staff of Gundersen Lutheran Medical center for their compassionate care given to our mother during her stay. A special thank-you to Dr. Kyla Lee for her kindness and support given to Apple Grandmas family.

God saw that she was getting tired

And a cure was not to be.

So He put His arms around her

And whispered, come with Me.

With tearful eyes we watched her suffer

And saw her slowly fade away.

Although we loved her dearly

We could not make her stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

Hard working hands to rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us

He only takes the best

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Funeral services will be held at a later date.