Lorraine T. Ward

Stoughton- Lorraine T. Ward, age 95, died peacefully at the Skaalen Home in Stoughton on Friday, February 20, 2009.   She was born on July 27, 1913 in Milwaukee.   Lorraine was the daughter of the late Floyd and Edith (Baumgarten) Thomas.   The Thomas family were longtime residents of Stoughton.   She graduated from the Stoughton schools.   Furthering her education Lorraine graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelors degree in 1938.   She was employed by the U.S. Government in the Department of the Army as a Statistician for many years.   Lorraine was a veteran of WWII.   Her employment travels took her to various places in the United States, Japan and Paris, France.   She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Friends of the Stoughton Historical Society and Stoughton Public Library.   She was married to Harvey Ward, who preceded her in death in 1962.   Lorraine is survived by two nephews, Conrad Christianson of Winchester, VA and Joel Christianson of Lincoln, NE; and niece, Ann Handley of Wichita, KS.   Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Skaalen Home Chapel, 400 N. Morris Street, Stoughton.