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Lorette Wambach Obituary
July 28, 1926 - June 11, 2025
Lorette Pauline (LaLonde) Wambach, age 98, died June 11, 2025, lovingly surrounded by her children in her final days. She was born on July 28, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI, to Henrietta (Verbeten) LaLonde and Paul LaLonde. She married Bill Wambach on August 14, 1948, and they were happily married for 71 years before his passing in 2019.
Lorette was an active RN while raising eight children. She maintained an ever-widening circle of friends, including those at Regency Place. Receiving a FaceTime call from Lorette was a regular occurrence for her relatives. She held an annual sunflower contest for her children and grandchildren, with sunflowers blooming from Florida to Seattle in her honor.
Lorette is survived by children, William Wambach (Debra Simon), Julie (James) Hermanson, Ann (Scott) Blackman, Margaret (Gustavo) Gamero and Martha (John) Fechner; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Marilyn LaLonde, Julie Wambach SSND and Veronica Sudbrink; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lorette was preceded in death by her husband, William T. Wambach, Jr.; parents; children, Mary, Peter and Katherine; grandson, Matthew Calvano; sister, Lucienne (Gerald) Bittl; and brother, Jerome LaLonde; and in-laws, James (Shirley) Wambach, Theodore Wambach, Harold Sudbrink, Thomas (Jo-Ann) Wambach and Therese (Thomas) Kaemmerer.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, 2420 St. Albert the Great Drive, Sun Prairie, WI with Monsignor Larry Bakke presiding. Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. A luncheon at the church will immediately follow. The family wishes to thank the SSM Palliative Care and Prairie Gardens staff for their compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to the Colonial Club https://www.colonialclub.org/giving or The Beacon https://catholiccharitiesofmadison.org/the-beacon/donate/. Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com.
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