Lorraine K. Pinard, 83 years of age, passed away unexpectedly at her home Saturday, May 21, 2023.
She was born April 28, 1940, in Loup City, to Emil and Hilda (Johnson) Kuhl and graduated from Loup City High School. Lorraine and John Pinard were married July 26, 1960, in Loup City. She was an administrative assistant for an insurance company, had worked with her husband in his optometry practice then stayed at home caring for her sons after they were born. She was a member of the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilber and of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She enjoyed time spent visiting with friends at the DeWitt Senior Center and being involved with her son’s care at MOSAIC in Beatrice.
Survivors include her sons, Richard Renee Pinard and Roderick John Pinard of Beatrice; sister, Luella Mitzelfelt of Grand Island; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Pinard (2008); and brother Allen Kuhl.
Mass of Christian Burial was May 30 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilber, with interment in the Oak Grove Cemetery in DeWitt. Memorial contributions are suggested to Autism Research with the funeral home in charge. Arrangements by the Venrick-Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in DeWitt.
