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Lorraine Ruth Henning

November 28, 1927 — May 2, 2020

Moville, IA – Lorraine R. Henning, 92, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Whispering Creek Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA.

Due to the Covid-19 virus, a private funeral service will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with burial in Gilman Township Cemetery in Ashton, IA. The service will be live streamed on Leon DeJong’s Facebook page.

Lorraine Ruth Feldman, the daughter of Reinhard and Louisa (Vaupel) Feldman was born November 28, 1927, in Ashton, IA. She was educated in a country school and graduated from George Community High School.

On November 5, 1949, Lorraine was united in marriage with Alvin “Rowdy” Henning in Sioux City. She worked for Novelty Machine for five years. She was then employed as an office manager and administrative assistant for the Woodbury County REC for 37 years. Rowdy died October 24, 2016.

Lorraine was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, Meadows Country Club, the Garden Club, SMILE, and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed ceramics in her spare time. The couple had also wintered in Apache Junction, AZ since 1985.

Lorraine is survived by two sisters, Myrna Heronemus of Ashton, IA and Iva Jean Ott of Davenport, IA; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Marvin Feldman, Velma Winter, Pearl Wolf, and Lois Krull; brothers-in-law, Elmer Heronemus, Albertus Krull, Jerry Ott, and Kenneth Winter; and a sister-in-law, Agnes Feldman.

The family has requested that memorials be directed to Hospice of Siouxland.
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Visitation

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

9:30 - 10:30 am (Eastern time)

Christy-Smith Funeral Homes - Morningside Chapel

1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51106

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Funeral

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Starts at 10:30 am (Eastern time)

Christy-Smith Funeral Homes - Morningside Chapel

1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51106

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