Lorena R Schweitzer

Lorena R. Schweitzer, 81, of Manteno, passed away Sunday (Feb. 26, 2017) at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais. She was born on Oct. 31, 1935, in Wakpala, S.D., the daughter of Philip and Tillie Volk Lipp. Lorena married Leroy S. Schweitzer on July 26, 1954, in Glencross, S.D. Lorena was a homemaker. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno, and enjoyed making crafts and cooking pies. Surviving are her husband, of Manteno; sons, Randy and Jodie Schweitzer, of Manhattan, and Bob and Lori Schweitzer, of Coal City; daughters, Genny and Tom Turechek, of Erie, Colo., Nita and Gary Adams, of Bloomington, Fran and Joe Paluga, of Elwood, and Linda and Daryl Wieland, of Sterling, Va.; sister, Tillie Van Orman; grandchildren, Jessie Skwarek, Angie Lobo, Marty McHenry, Michelle Rodriquez, Wesley Turechek, Chase Schweitzer, Stephanie Ziesmer, Cole Schweitzer, Zach Schweitzer, Blake Schweitzer, Taylor Miller, Matt Adams, Jeff Adams, Amanda Adams, Erika Adams, Chance Paluga, Krynn Paluga, Cain Paluga, Ted Wieland, Keegan Wieland and Jay Wieland; and 14 great-grandchildren Preceding her in death were a daughter, Becky McHenry; brothers, Joe Lipp, Bill Lipp, Leo Lipp, Dan Lipp and Fritz Lipp; and sisters, Francis Kramer and Betty Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno, with the Rev. Al Heidecke officiating. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Memorials may be made to the Dementia Society of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901 or online at dementiasociety.org.