Funeral services for Lorraine Roe, age 85, of Lemmon and Morristown, SD, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at the Bethesda Lutheran Church north of Morristown, SD. Pastor Bob Edwards will officiate with burial to follow in the Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery.

Lorraine Neumiller was born on July 18, 1927, in McIntosh, SD, to William and Charlotte (Turner) Neumiller. She grew up in Watauga and attended school there. She graduated from McIntosh High School in 1945. Following her schooling, she attended college in Aberdeen, SD, and received a teaching certificate. Lorraine then taught school for three years.

Lorraine met Norman Roe at a dance in Morristown, and on June 22, 1947 they were united in marriage. Lorraine continued teaching for one year at a country school, then started helping on the family ranch. Two daughters were born to this union, Darlene and Renae.

Lorraine was very active in her church, homemakers club, and also card club, where she enjoyed playing whist. She was a long time 4-H leader and for many years put in a garden on their ranch. Lorraine was a very crafty lady, loving to quilt and do needle point and always had time to read a good book.

Lorraine and Norman lived on the ranch until 2005 when they moved into Lemmon. Her husband, Norman, passed away in 2007 and Lorraine continued to live in Lemmon until passing away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD.

She is survived by one daughter and two sons-in-law, Renae and Dale Livermore, Rawlins, WY and Cliff (Jan) Bierwagen, Phoenix, AZ; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Enid Neumiller, Dickinson, ND; and two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Delores Neumiller, Sheridan, WY and Keith Neumiller, Billings, MT and Helma Lein, Dickinson, ND.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norman; her daughter, Darlene Bierwagen; and her great-grandson, Kyle Winfrey.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. followed by a family service at 7:30 p.m. all on Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.