Lorraine A. Lidy (74) of rural Effingham

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Published on March 26 2018 8:21 am

Lorraine A. Lidy, 74, passed away Sunday morning, March 25, 2018 at her home in rural Effingham.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 28 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the church with a 7 p.m. parish prayer service. Memorial donations may be made to St. Anthony Hospice or Meals on Wheels.

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Lorraine was born July 5, 1943 in Cumberland County, the daughter of Victor and Lavina (Nosbisch) Will. She married Richard L. Lidy on June 22, 1963. Lorraine was a member of St. Isidore Parish and the St. Isidore Council of Catholic Women. She worked for Niemerg’s Steakhouse for 32 years and was a member of the Home Extension Association.

Lorraine is survived by her husband, Richard of rural Effingham; sons, Randy (June) and Rodney (Brandi), both of Dieterich; daughter, Jody (Craig) Probst of Montrose; grandchildren, Brock (Whitney), Levi, Grant, Andrew, Laura, Mason, Kelsey, Cole and Wyatt; sisters, Madonna (Leonard) Vahling of Wheeler, Virginia (Lonnie) Soltwedel of Effingham and Kathy (Robert) Einhorn of Teutopolis; brother, Leo Will of West Frankfort; mother-in-law, Eunice Lidy of Dieterich; brothers-in-law, Bruce (Cindy) Lidy of Dieterich and Gary (Marri) Lidy of Effingham.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, James and Robert Will.