Wall Township, New Jersey
Age 54
Lorraine Theresa Townsend, age 54, of Wall Township N.J., passed away on Sunday Jan. 25th at Jersey Shore University Medical Center after a courageous 14 year battle with cancer. Born in Jersey City, Lorraine grew up in Bayonne, lived in Lyon France for a short time and then moved to Wall...
Read MoreTo David and Nicholas: I heard of her passing 4 years ago. I am an old friend from JC-Bayonne. She was a special woman and a good friend for 3-4 years. I last saw her when I worked at Greenville Hospital. We are blessed to have known her!
Ed Hayes
May 07, 2024 | Friend
My Dear Sister's Eulogy. Posted Online by Her Brother, Nick. @ [email protected].
Nick
March 20, 2022 | Family
I am fortunate that Lorraine Theresa Townsend was my sister. Her maiden name was Lorraine Roman, a.k.a. Lorraine Romano. Virtually no one knew or spoke her middle name,Theresa, which she only considered a pre-requisite for the religious rite of her confirmation. Our father's birth name was Thomas Romano. He changed his name to Thomas Roman in 1937. Our mother's name was Nola Roman(o). She was a much beloved and lauded educator in New Jersey's primary / elementary public school system...
Nicholas Roman (o)
January 02, 2019 | BAYONNE, NJ
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
September 14, 2018
My deepest sympathy to Lorraine's family. I knew Lorraine many years ago. So sorry I didn't know that she passed until today.
Cathy Fox
February 07, 2009 | Brielle, NJ
The name 'Lorraine' means: of Lorraine, France, where Joan of Arc was born. This may sound like a stretch but those of us lucky enough to work with Lorraine were acutely aware of her strength, courage, kindness, love and determination to fight and win the battle over cancer that tried to diminish her light many times over the years. She always won the battle, until last week. She made it clear that her strength came from the love of her family and the dedication of the Physicians and...
Patti McAndrew
February 06, 2009 | Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Lorraine was a special person, I had the pleasure of working with a years ago, and I learned so much. A day never went by that we did not laugh. She always put a smile on mile face. I will cherish this memory.
Liz Donahue
February 03, 2009 | Pt Pleasant, NJ