WINTER HAVEN - Lorraine Therese (Janelle) Truesdell, 69, of Winter Haven, FL, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011 from complications of cancer.
Born and raised in Manchester, NH, she graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1959 and received certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1961 from Holy Ghost Hospital in Cambridge, MA. She married Dean Herman Truesdell in 1962, and together lived in Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, and Japan before settling in Winter Haven, FL in 1980. Lorraine was a loving nurse and caregiver.
She is survived by her husband Dean Herman Truesdell; six children: Bryan, Valerie, Scott, Janelle, Jill, and Christina; 23 grandchildren: Joshua, Courtney, Corinne, Matthew, Aidan, Dylan, Nicole, Gavin, Kaitlyn, Valerie, Daniel, Jordan, Thomas, Steven, John Dean, Taylor, Amanda, Jared, Hannah, Alexandra, Parker, William, and Rachel; 1 great grandchild, Lily Belle.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00am on Friday, April 8 at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winter Haven.