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M. Lorraine Hamilton Kravontka
M. Lorraine Hamilton Kravontka
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Born Jan. 4, 1924, in Good Harbor, she was the daughter of the late Clous and Clara (Wahl) Eitzen.
Lorraine attended grade school in Good Harbor, later graduating from Leland High School with the class of 1942.
Her working career was vast and varied as she worked for Leelanau County in the Agriculture Office, County Nurse and County Clerks Office, serving in various capacities. Prior to her first marriage, she worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance, later returning and working from 1959 until the time she retired in 1984. She retired as an Assistant Office Manager.
Lorraine enjoyed sharing her time, talents and treasures with others through volunteering, especially at the Gift Shop of the Traverse City Osteopathic Hospital. She was also a gifted leader in coordinating the volunteer workers and very instrumental in starting and establishing the Hospital Strawberry Social.
She was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Traverse City.
She is survived by her children, Constance (Mark) Lord of Traverse City and Gary (Kerri) Hamilton of Traverse City; grandchildren, Matthew (Erin) Lord, Holly (Dale) White and Zack Hamilton; two great-grandchildren, Kayden Hamilton and Noah White; sister-in-law, Virginia Eitzen of Cedar; as well as many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Lorraine was preceded in death by her first husband, Leo M.Hamilton (1982) and second husband, Frank Kravontka (1996); sisters, Inza Benjamin and Lucille Wichern; and brothers, Lyle and Lloyd Eitzen.
Memorial services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at 2 p.m., with visitation one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Robert Zagore will officiate. Following the service, her cremated remains will be buried at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.
In remembrance of Lorraine, memorials may be directed to Munson Home Healthcare. Envelopes may be obtained at the church.
Arrangements were made with the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services; www.reynolds-jonkoff.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Record-Eagle.
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Melinda Flees
September 21, 2008
My deepest sympathy goes out to Lorraine's family. She was my great Aunt and was a very loving and caring person. She will be greatly missed by many.
Holly White
September 20, 2008
I am really going to miss my Grandma. I was her only granddaughter. When we were little, we couldn't say "Lorraine", so my brother and I called her Grandma Rain. When we were growing up, my family lived in Indiana. Grandma would come to visit us and we never wanted her to leave because we knew it would be a long time before we would see her again. So when she started loading up her luggage, we brought out jump ropes and tried to tie her to the kithchen chairs. We tried hard to make the knots tight, but she was always able to get loose. She would play our game until we had to leave for school and then she would leave for Michigan. I love you, Grandma Rain!
Karl DeFoe
September 20, 2008
My deepest sympathy to Lorraine's family.
Although Lorraine had been on my route for a short time, I enjoyed speaking with her every Tuesday when I stopped with her meal from Meals on Wheels.
She very much appreciated these meals and I know I speak for all the other volunteers on Route 42 and those at the Meals on Wheels office in saying Lorraine will be truly missed.
Loyd and Ramona (Wichern) Duncan
September 19, 2008
Our deepest sympathy and we are sorry for Loraine's passing.
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Zack Hamilton
September 19, 2008
I really am going to miss my Grandma Lorraine. For a little over a year I have driven Grandma every Thursday to her hair appointment, doctors appointments,to the bank and any other errands that she would have. Even before I had a car of my own I would walk to her house and drive Grandma in her own car. I loved that time when I got her all to myself.
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