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Lorraine
B. Hausner, 83, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away
on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Good
Drive. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late
William and Blanche Boyce. Lorraine received an Associate’s Degree
from Centenary College in 1946.
On March 19,
1949, Lorraine married Edward L. Hausner, Jr., and shared 47 years
of marriage until Ed’s death in 1996. Lorraine lived most of her
adult life in Malvern, Chester County, and moved to Denver,
Lancaster County in 1990. She became a resident of Garden Spot
Village in 2003.
Primarily a
homemaker, Lorraine was employed as a trade analyst for the Dupont
Company, a customer service representative for Diamond State and
Bell Telephone, and a campaign manager for Congressman Dick
Shultze. Throughout her life, she enjoyed antiqueing, gardening,
Rehoboth Beach, and was skilled in the practice of the domestic
arts. Active in the Republican Party, Lorraine served as officer
and director of the Upper Main Line and Charlestown Councils of
Republican Women. She participated in many local, state and
national campaigns, and was the first woman recipient of the
Thomas A. Pitt award for “loyalty, dedication and service” to the
Chester County Republican Party in 1979. More recently, she
assisted in recruiting volunteers at Garden Spot Village for
various projects.
Lorraine is
survived by her daughter, Christina L. Hausner, wife of Michael T.
Zuber, Lancaster, and two sisters-in-law, Bertha M. Hausner,
Philadelphia, and Mary Anne Moser, Denver, CO.
A Memorial
Service will take place on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at 4 pm in
the Concord Room of Garden Spot Village, with Chaplain Chet Yoder
officiating. Friends may greet the family immediately following
the memorial service. Private Interment in Philadelphia Memorial
Park, Frazer, PA. Please omit flowers. Contributions can be made
in Lorraine’s memory to the Garden Spot Village Benevolent Fund,
433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, PA 17557 or to Hospice of
Lancaster County, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.
Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder funeral Home & Chapel, Inc.,
Lititz, PA. To send an online condolence or for more information
please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com |