The Obituary of Lorraine Pedersen

Lorraine Michelle (Howell) Pedersen, age 40, of Wilmington, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born July 30, 1971 in Xenia, Ohio the daughter of Michael Ray and Nancy Lea Rhoads Howell. Lorraine was a 1989 Graduate of Wilmington High School where she was inducted in the Who’s Who of American High School Students; received her Bachelor’s Degree from Wilmington College; then achieved her Master’s Degree in Education from Antioch College. She student taught in the Clinton Massie School District, she provided private tutor services, and taught pre-school. Lorraine was a devoted wife, mother, and daughter. She is survived by her husband, Eric Pedersen, to who she married July 14, 2000 at the Snow Hill Country Club; daughter Danielle E. Christian; mother and step-father Nancy and Kermit Holliday of Hillsboro; sister Allison Meyer of Sabina, and grandmother Juanita Rhoads of Hillsboro. She is preceded in death by her father Michael Ray Howell; her infant son Jack Warren Pedersen; and grandfather Daniel Rhoads. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Father Mike Paraniuk will officiate. Burial will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Port William. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. For more information and to sign our on-line register, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc