Lorraine A. Nowviock, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 12:00 prior to the service, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the church. A memorial fund has been established in Lorraine’s memory.
Lorraine was born August 17, 1934, in Mt. Carroll, the daughter of Alfred C. and Matilda M. (Frederick) Becker. She attended Mt. Carroll High School and graduated with the Class of 1952. On October 18, 1953, Lorraine married Donald Nowviock at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll. She worked at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna for 17 years and Farmed with her husband for many years. For the past 16 years, Lorraine has worked for her daughter Susan in her business.
Lorraine was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and a 50 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed the outdoors, playing on the computer and dancing. Lorraine truly loved baking and cooking for her family, especially “Doing” for the children and grandchildren.
Lorraine will be dearly missed by her husband of 62 years, Donald; two sons, Donald Wm (Teresa) Nowviock of Stockton, Illinois, Al Vere (Wendy) Nowviock of Kent, Illinois; three daughters, Cynthia (Brian) Woessner of Mt. Carroll, Susan (Joe) Morton of Phoenix, Arizona, Dwana “Dia” (Richard) Fox of Buckeye, Arizona; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Allen Becker.