Lorraine H. Moeller

Monday, November 12, 2018 5:58 pm

Lorraine H. Moeller, 90, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Nov. 8, at Covenant Medical Center. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Public visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there was a 4 p.m. rosary. Visitation also is one hour prior to services Tuesday, at the church.

She was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Waukon, the daughter of Ambrose and Bessie Middlekauff McKernan. She married Robert Moeller June 18, 1951, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Decorah and he preceded her death Dec. 16, 1982.
Lorraine graduated from Decorah High School in 1946. She was employed at Rath Packing Company in the office until 1952. She then was employed with Braley’s Fashion, Cook’s Department Store and UNI Library and Placement office.

Survivors include her son, Nick, of Waterloo; two sisters, Lavonne “Bonnie” Headington of Waterloo and Sandra (Dale) Headington of Decorah; a sister-in-law, Jan McKernan of Apple Valley, Minn; many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her son, John; three brothers: Richard (Ruth) McKernan, Robert McKernan and Tom McKernan; three sisters: Collen (Gordon) Danielson, Kathleen (Bud) Casey and Dorothy Figueroa; brothers-in-law: Duane “Bud” Headington, Merle Hagen, Don (Isabelle) Moeller and Richard (Hazel) Moeller; sisters-in-law, Dorothy (Harold) Mattox and Florence (Jake) Knavel; and a niece and nephew.

Memorials may be directed to the family or Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association.
Lorraine valued her friends of 40 years from Rath Packing Company and UNI Library, who were like her second family. Her son meant so much to her as being a loving and dedicated son and caregiver in her later years. Online condolences may be left at hagartywaychoffgrarup.com