Lorraine Oman

Lorraine Grace Oman, age 92 of Leonardville, passed away Monday, November 4, 2024, at the Leonardville Nursing Home.

She was born on June 20, 1932, on the family farm near Stockdale, the daughter of Leonard and Virgie (Busher) Walstrom. She graduated from Leonardville Rural High School.

She married Loren D. Oman on December 2, 1951, at the Walsburg Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death in 2018.

Lorraine was a farm wife and a member of the Walsburg Lutheran Church, Walsburg L.C.W. and Riley County Young Farm Wives. While in high school, she worked at the Sikes Store, and later, for a short time at the Leonardville Grocery Store. She loved singing, listening to music, and art in her later years. Her hobbies of baking, cooking, sewing, and gardening were enjoyed by her family and friends.

She is survived by two daughters, Ruth Stone and Roger of Leonardville and Kally Keller and Max of Hunter; four grandchildren, Erin Stanfield (Scott), Josie Willimon (Erik), Morgan Keller and Mitchell Keller; three great grandchildren, Brody Willimon, Cal Stanfield and Dylan Stanfield; one sister-in-law, Miriam Almquist (Merl) of Athens, Ohio; one nephew, Eric Farrar (Sandy), and one niece, Anne Farrar.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Loren Oman; one sister, Phyllis Johnson and one niece, Robin Johnson Hoover.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Walsburg Lutheran Church with Pastor Kevin Larson officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Walsburg Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Clay County Animal Rescue and Education (CCARE) or Walsburg Lutheran Church and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home.