Lorraine M. Peterson

Lorraine M. Peterson, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Meadowbrook Nursing Facility in Chetek, Wisconsin.

Lorraine, or Rainey as her friends called her, was born to the late Harold and Emily (Marik) Olson in Chetek,  on June 29, 1930. She married Donald “Donnie” Peterson on Sept. 25, 1948. They moved to Eau Claire with their three daughters in 1965. Lorraine was hired as one of the first women to work at McDonald’s as a cook. After McDonald’s, she moved into the banking industry where she worked as a teller for the remainder of her career, ultimately retiring from Well Fargo.

Lorraine was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed bus trips with friends, playing cards, baking, cooking, fishing, and spending time with her family. She was a woman of faith and very involved with her church where she volunteered to count collections each week and spent time dining and laughing with her friends. In retirement, she loved watching birds from her front window while loving her pets, Suzie and Hilde.

Lorraine is survived by her daughters, Laurie Hysen (Tyler Widen), of Altoona, and Judy (Michael) Wampole, of Apache Junction, Arizona; sisters-in-law, Mary Peterson, of Eau Claire, and LaVerne Peterson, of Chetek; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Richard Froehlich; parents-in-law, Henry and Irma (Colbert) Peterson.

A private family service will be held. Interment will be in the Dovre Lutheran Cemetery in Dovre, Wisconsin.  Evergreen Funeral Home and Crematory in Eau Claire is serving the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Eau Claire County Humane Association. https://eccha.org/. To send your condolence or share a story/memory of Lorraine with the family, please visit our obituaries at www.evergreenfuneralhome.com.