Gary Schulke's mother dies at age 81

Lorraine Schulke
Lorraine A. Schulke, 81, died Oct. 21, 2005 at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria.
Lorraine was born April 18, 1924 in Carlos to Irving and Clara (Yohnke) Wendlandt. She was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Carlos.
She was very proud that she had never missed a day of school and she graduated from Alexandria High School in 1942.
Lorraine married Elmer Schulke on March 25, 1944, at Zion Lutheran Church in Alexandria. They lived with relatives in Carlos before moving to Alexandria where they lived on Park Street. In 1969, they built a home on Lake Brophy where Lorraine lived until 1989.
Lorraine enjoyed selling Avon, making crafts, crocheting afghans and bedspreads. She and Elmer enjoyed fishing and snowmobiling together.
Survivors include her sons, Kenneth of Eden Prairie, Gerald of Big Lake, Gary of Minneapolis (a member of the Alexandria Class of 1965); five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Lola Forster of Blackduck and Norma Bishman of Big Fork.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer; a son in infancy; and her parents.
Funeral services were held Oct. 25 at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Terry Finnern and the Rev. William Moeller officiating. Pallbearers were Kenneth Schulke, Gary Schulke, Gerald Schulke, Jason Schulke, Jeffrey Schulke, Jennifer Schulke, Samantha Ferguson and Melanie Legatt. Burial was at Carlos Prairie Cemetery in Carlos.
Services were directed by Petermeier’s Alexandria Funeral Care & Cremation Service.