Lorraine Marie Jackson

Jackson, Lorraine Marie MADISON–Lorraine Marie Jackson passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015. She was born on Jan. 3, 1922, in Shafer, Minn., the daughter of Hilma and Gunder Gunderson. Lorraine grew up on a farm in rural Balsam Lake in Northwest Wisconsin. She graduated from Amery High School in 1939, attended U.W. River Falls and graduated from Polk County Teachers College in 1941. Lorraine married Cloyes Jackson on June 11, 1942, and were married 51 years until Cloyes passed away on June 11, 1993. They lived in Minneapolis, Balsam Lake, and Eau Claire, before moving to Monona in 1954. She taught school in Polk County and later substituted in the Madison School District. Lorraine began working for Metropolitan Bank in 1974 and retired 13 years later from Bank One. After Cloyes’s death in 1993, she worked part time at Char’s Floral for 8 years. Lorraine was a charter member of Monona United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school and belonged to the women’s groups. Lorraine enjoyed traveling and had visited every continent except for Australia and Antarctica. She enjoyed entertaining foreign visitors and was a member of International Wives. Lorraine and Cloyes hosted an AFS student from Belgium from 1969-1970 and have a godchild who lives in Australia. Lorraine is survived by her five children, Dianne, Lynn, Cindy, Tim and Tracey; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 51 years, Cloyes; sisters, Louise and Phyllis; and brothers, Donald and Eugene. A memorial service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, with the Rev. Brad Van Fossen presiding. Inurnment will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 2:30 p.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday. A special thanks for the compassionate care given to Lorraine by Oak Park Nursing Home. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608)221-5420