Lorraine Stanek

Lorraine Mae Stanek, age 83, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Agrace Hospice in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born on May 24, 1936 in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, to the late Adolph and Eve Janousek. She married Donald Stanek on July 14, 1956 in Hillsboro, WI, and raised three children in Platteville, Wisconsin, before moving to Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, then Punta Gorda, Florida. Lorraine worked in the telephone industry her entire life: at AT&T in Madison, at Platteville Telephone Company, and at GTE and Verizon in Sun Prairie. She was an excellent seamstress, making her own wedding gown, and designing and sewing dance costumes for her children. She taught her children the love of good food, cooking, and baking for family and friends. Lorraine also enjoyed photography, travelling, family genealogy research, and dancing with her life partner, Don.

Lorraine is survived by her husband, Donald, sisters Louise and Linda (Jack), brother Larry (Carol), sister-in-law Linda, daughter Stephanie (Arthur), son Stephen (Kathy), daughter Sheila (Eric), granddaughters Anna (Eric) and Quinn, grandsons Fletcher and Stephen, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Leroy and Lyle, brother-in-law Jim, and sister-in-law Theresa.

Visitation will be at Sacred Hearts Church, 221 Columbus St., Sun Prairie, on January 6, 2020, from 1pm to 3pm, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 3pm, Father Grant Phies presiding.

In lieu of flowers, please submit memorials in Lorraine's name to St Jude's Children's Hospital or Wounded Warriors.

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