Lorraine Ann Ludwig, age 88, a former resident of Manitowoc, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. For the past two years she resided at the Scandinavian Court Assisted Living Community in Denmark.
Lorraine was born September 28, 1933 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to the late John and Theresa (Mueller) Kinderman. She graduated from Oshkosh High School.
On February 27, 1954, she was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Ludwig, Sr. in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Having celebrated nearly 63 years of marriage, Kenneth preceded her in death February 6, 2017. Lorraine worked as a catalog clerk for Sears and Roebuck for 30 years.
Lorraine was an avid reader and her and Kenneth would go the library weekly. She enjoyed gardening, watching the Packer games, listening to the radio and was one heck of a cook – German and Cold Potato Salad were her most requested dishes. Her favorite food group was chocolate. With yellow being her favorite color, Lorraine’s day was always brightened by sunshine. Lorraine and Kenneth loved to decorate their home (inside and outside) for the holidays with their favorites being Halloween and Christmas. Another “hobby” was housekeeping and she could Swiffer all day long. The beauty shop was a big part of Lorraine’s life……let’s hope she always has her standing Friday afternoon appointment in Heaven.
She was an active lifelong member of the former St. Boniface Parish and an active member of the St. Ann’s Society of St. Boniface. She is a current member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish.
She is survived by and her memory will be cherished by her son, Ken C. (Laura) Ludwig, Jr., Manitowoc; daughter, Mary Ellen (Tom) Connor, Green Bay; three grandchildren, Amanda Ludwig and boyfriend Sean Moroney, Nicholas Ludwig, and Erinn Connor and boyfriend Dr. Jacob Malone DDS. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth Sr., six brothers: Leonard, Edward, Clifford, LeRoy, Kenneth, half-brother Robert Lang; a half-sister Helen Wegandt. Lorraine was the last living child from her family – the end of an era.
Funeral services for Lorraine will be held Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 at St Francis of Assisi on Marshall – 1114 South 21st Street, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Doug LeCaptain with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Marshall from 1:00PM until the time of the memorial service at 2:00PM.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Lorraine’s name. Expressions of condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
“AND ALTHOUGH SHE BE BUT LITTLE – SHE IS FIERCE”
Shakespeare
Lorraine’s family would like to offer a warm note of appreciation to all her loving care givers at Scandinavian Court Assisted Living in Denmark, her adopted granddaughters Courtney, Leslie, Ashley, Debbie, Dinah, Dorothy, Debbie, Stacey, Kendall, Karrie, Kristal, and Rosiland. They called her “grandma” and the girls made sure she lived a quality life and one with dignity. Also thank you to Larry, who always looked after her. The 6th floor ICU staff at St. Vincent Hospital and Dr. Giriyappa who cared for her all these years.
