Grace.V. Lorimor, 81, Austin

Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 21, 2007

Grace V. Lorimor, 81, of Austin, died April 19, 2007, at Our House Assisted Living. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church in Austin with The Reverend Harold Deye officiating. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Worlein Funeral Home in Austin and at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment is at Grandview Cemetery, Austin.

She was born February 8, 1926, to Gunvald “Red” and Thea (Runden) Olson in Hayward, Minnesota, where she grew up and received her elementary education. She graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1944. After graduation, Grace was employed by the Red Owl Store in Austin. She married Dail D. Lorimor on March 24, 1946, at Hayward Lutheran Church. They made their home in Austin. In 1947 Grace went to work for Geo. A. Hormel & Company, now Hormel Foods Corp, and retired in 1980. A member of Grace Lutheran Church, she belonged to Women of the Moose and Spamtown Sno Drifters. She enjoyed gardening, crossword puzzles, crocheting and knitting. Dail died November 10, 2000. Grace remained in her own home until 2005 when she moved to Our House Assisted Living.

Survivors include one son, Jack (Sheila) Lorimor of Austin; two daughters, Sherry (Richard) Beilke of Burnsville, Kim (John) Dulitz of Austin; one grandson, Brian Beilke of Crystal; three step-grandchildren, Andrew Erkeneff, Stacy Eerkeneff and Ethan Dulitz, all of Austin; three step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marjorie (Hal) Rupard of Tucson, Arizona; Gloria (Robert) Donna of Austin, Texas; a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, Thea and Gunvald Olson; two brothers, Paul and Gorton Olson.

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