It is with deep sadness that her family reports the death of Lorraine Adelle Mills, late of Calgary, Alberta. Lorraine passed away on June 13, 2015 at University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, at the age of 82 years.
Lorraine was devoted to her family and many feel the emptiness left by her passing. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, James Horace Mills (Jim) in December 2000. She is survived by her five children and their spouses: Judith and Nicholas Gartaganis, Calgary; Brenda and Albert Hondros, Saskatoon; Maureen Mills and Brad Percy, Edmonton; Douglas and Jennifer Mills, Medina Minnesota; Brian and Darci Mills, Wawota; eight grandchildren: Curtis Tiede and his wife Kerri, Saskatoon; Cory Tiede and his wife Carolyn, Atlanta Georgia; James Mills and his fiance, Karissa Brabant, Saskatoon; Scotty and Dylan Mills, Wawota; Chloe Hondros, Saskatoon; Sydney and Alexis Mills, Medina; and three great grandchildren: Brodie, Brayden and Ashton Tiede, Saskatoon.
Lorraine had recently relocated to Alberta from Kenosee Lake where she resided for over 20 years. She cherished the times the family would gather at the lake and was overjoyed when we were all together.
She was a passionate knitter and crafter. She loved the Sunday sales at the Red Barn where people would stop by her “Clowning Around” craft table, sometimes just to say hello but, more often, to buy a baby sweater for an upcoming shower, a gag gift for a friend or bubblegum worms for the grandkids.
Lorraine’s funeral was held on June 19, 2015 at St. Andrew’s United Church in Maryfield, Saskatchewan with arrangements by G. R. Carscadden Funeral Chapel, Moosomin. Pallbearers were her grandsons and great grandsons, Curtis Tiede, Cory Tiede, James Mills, Scotty Mills, Dylan Mills, Brodie, Brayden and Ashton Tiede. Bob Johnson and Newell Dixon served as ushers. Interment was in Maryfield Cemetery.
“If we had a single flower for each thought of you ...
we could walk in our garden forever.”
Tributes in Lorraine’s memory may be made to the Maryfield Cemetery Fund, Maryfield, Sask. S0G 3K0, or to another charity of choice.
