Lorena Tourdot, age 96, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013 at Zinzendorf Hall in Watertown. She was born on June 28, 1917 in Cazenovia and was the daughter of Matthew and Pauline (Havlik) Hanko.
She married Olamp Tourdot on September 5, 1934 in Cazenovia.
She is survived by her 9 children, Lucille Dyke of Gold Canyon, AZ; Joan Roessler of Madison; Kenneth (JoAnn) of McFarland; Judy (Jack) Laufenberg of Sun Prairie; Diane (Jerry) Smith of LaValle; Sandra (Kenneth) Roh of Deerfield;Thomas (Lisa) of Cazenovia; Ronald of DeForest; and Janice (Jim) Mashak of Sun Prairie; 28 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; 1 sister Caroline Brown of Lake City, FL.
Lorena is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 47 years in 1981; 3 infant children; a son-in-law, Lyle Dyke; 3 brothers Herbert, John, and Clarence; and a sister Hilda Soukup.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church, 227 Columbus Street in Sun Prairie. Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt will preside. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Reedsburg. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 5 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Zinzendorf Hall Assisted Living.
Tuschen-Newcomer Funeral Home
Sun Prairie, WI 608-837-5400
www.newcomerfh.com