LORRAINE J. O'DONNELL, 71, of 815 Chapin St., died Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was born October 19, 1929, to Carl and Hazel (Kensmoe) Klebig in the Town of Hale, Trempealeau County near Strum. \r\n Lorraine married Archie Engum on June 10, 1953 in Winona, Minnesota. Archie died in 1969. She married Ray H. O'Donnell in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on December 4, 1969. They lived in Eau Claire until 1972, when they moved to Minneapolis. Ray died on May 7, 1998.\r\nSurvivors include a brother, Byron (Janice) Klebig of Osseo; and three sisters-in-law, Virginia Dixon of Anaheim, CA, JoAnn (Steve) Vargal of Akron, OH, and Gladys Klebig of Fond du Lac; a brother-in-law Norman Peterson of Strum; two step-brothers, James (Vi) Hestekin of Eau Claire and Irwin (Evangeline) Hestekin of Independence; many nieces and nephews.\r\nShe was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Laverne and Larry Klebig; and a sister, Vivian Peterson.\r\nFuneral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2001 at Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Frederick W. Theiste officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Gardens Cemetery in the Town of Washington. Friends and relatives may call an hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral Home is serving the family.\r\nFamily requests memorials be directed to Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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