Lorraine B. Gewehr

Greenfield, Massachusetts
Lorraine B. (Bergeron) Gewehr, 87, a resident of the Poet Seat Health Care Center, passed peacefully on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the nursing facility following a period of declining health.
A native of Hardwick, VT., she was born on June 21, 1929 to Herman and Flora (Rowell) Bergeron.  She attended public schools in Cabot, VT.  Lorraine was retired from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where she was employed in the Food Service Department as a cook for 25 years in the dining commons, retiring in 1991.
She married Francis C. Gewehr, on January 4, 1980 in Greenfield, MA.  They resided in Hadley, Amherst and Turners Falls, MA, prior to his passing on February 1,2012.
While a resident of Turners Falls, Lorraine was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace Church.  She enjoyed gardening, taking walks, bird watching and spending time with her grandchildren and her cat “Ruby Duby”.  She will be remembered for her love of family, her many beautiful meals shared with them over the years and will be sorely missed.  
She is lovingly remembered by her daughters:  Patti Gallant, her husband Joseph, of Hadley, MA and Linda Diemand, her husband Pete, of Wendell, MA, as well as by her step-son Donald Gewehr, his wife Marie, of Erving, MA.  Additionally, she leaves 4 grandchildren: Peter Diemand of Greenfield, James Diemand of Wendell, Lisa Love and her husband Josh, of South Hadley, MA and Billie Sue Diemand-Neligh and her husband, Ian, from Colorado. 
At Lorraine’s request for simplicity and privacy, there will be no formal services or visiting hours. Expressions of affection in the form of a charitable contribution in her memory, are suggested in lieu of flowers to the Farren Care Center, in c/o the Recreation Department, 340 Montague City Road, Turners Falls, MA  01376

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