Lorraine F. Sheedy, age 90, of Austin, died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home where she was a resident.
Lorraine was born June 14, 1919, in Hayfield, to Oscar and Gina Fossum.  She graduated from Hayfield High School. On Nov. 19, 1945, she was united in marriage to Francis Sheedy at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin. He preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1984. 
Lorraine was a homemaker and a devoted farm wife. She was also a member of St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Austin.
Survivors include a brother, Elmer Fossum, Austin; sister-in-law, Genevieve Reagan, Austin; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents; twin sister, Frances; brother Leonard and wife Hazel Fossum; sisters, Myrtle and husband Nobel Ausrud and Hazel and husband Art Anderson; sister-in-law, Lorraine Fossum; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Lee and Blanche VanPelt, Leo and Helen Wehner, Dorothy and Leo Sheedy and Bernard Reagan.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Edward’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Fogal officiating. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Mayer Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.