Lorraine Anastasia O'Brien

Lorraine Anastasia O’Brien, age 73 Richmond April 23, 1940 – December 31, 2013

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014 at River of Life Assembly of God Church in Cold Spring, MN for Lorraine Anastasia O’Brien, age 73, who died Tuesday at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN. Burial will be in the MN State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, MN.

Visitation with family and friends will be from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. Visitation will continue from 9:00– 10:00 a.m. Monday morning at the funeral home.

Lorraine was born in Eden Valley to Polycarp and Clara (Weber) Arnold. She married Clarence O’Brien on December 27, 1958 in Assumption Church in Eden Valley. Lorraine was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed music, teaching bible studies, fishing, and playing cards.

Survivors include her husband, Clarence; children, Helen (Paul) Berger, Janet (Bob) Ehresmann, Wanda (Mike) Cassidy, James, and Glenn (Denise); siblings, Clara Scheierl, Melvin (Lou) Arnold, Donna (Gene) Schlangen, Polycarp (Modesta) Arnold; sisters-in-law, Rita Arnold, Deb Arnold, Margaret Hurd, Virginia O’Brien; 13 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, David Arnold, Louis Arnold, Mary Ann (Bill) Houle, Frank Arnold; brothers and sisters-in-law, Cele (Ben) Dold, Joe O’Brien , Jim (Myrtle) O’Brien, Lawrence (Doris) O’Brien, Dorthy (Tim) Miller, Frances O’Brien, and son-in-law, Duane Seelye.

Arrangements are with the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond, MN.