Lorraine was born in Garfield, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Eleanor (Schmittroth) Hastick. Lorraine graduated from Garfield High where she was a majorette. She enjoyed roller skating and playing softball. She married Jim in 1955 and later moved to Elmwood Park with their family. She served as a secretary to the Board of Education until she retired after 25 years of service. Upon retirement, she and Jim moved to Cape Cod in 1996.
Lorraine adored her granddaughter Kelly. She loved flowers and animals, especially her two dogs which were her constant companions. She loved to read, going out to dinner, and enjoyed church functions. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Pocasset and a member of the Women's Guild.
Lorraine is survived by her children; Kathy VanDerVliet (Lengyel) and husband Ronald of Pocasset, son James Lengyel and wife Sherrie of Bangor, Pennsylvania. Grandmother to Kelly Lengyel of South Carolina, brother to Eleanor Bortnick and Robert Hastick both of Vernon, New Jersey, as well as Joseph Hastick and husband Bill Jensen of Union City, New Jersey. She is also survived by her nephew Robert Bortnick, his wife Karen and their son James, Kenneth Bortnick, his wife Danielle and their daughter Kaleigh, and sister-in-law to Joan Szejman and her husband Ken of New Jersey. She was Preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, the late James J. Lengyel, Sr.
Family and friends are invited to a visitation with the family on Tuesday, May 1st, from 4:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. in the Nickerson Bourne Funeral Home located on 40 MacArthur Boulevard in Bourne, Massachusetts.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd, at 10:00a.m. in the St. John the Evangelist Church located at 841 Shore Road in Pocasset.
Burial will be held privately.
I lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Lorraine may be made to the St. John the Evangelist Women's Guild, St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Bourne Food Pantry, or the charity of one's choice.
