Lorraine M. Lock
July 10, 1930-Nov. 22, 2020
Lorraine M. Lock, 90,
Minot, ND, passed away,
Sunday, November 22,
2020, at Edgewood
Memory Care in Minot.
Lorraine Mae Pieterick
was born July 10, 1930,
the daughter of Roman
and Laura (Kriz) Pieterick.
She was raised and edu-
cated in Cayuga, ND. She
attended rural elementary
school in Shuman Town-
ship. She attended high
school at St. Frances
Academy in Hankinson,
ND, and graduated from
Rultand High School. Fol-
lowing graduation she
furthered her education at
Wahpeton State School of
Science.
Lorraine married Roger
Lock at Cayuga, ND, in
1948 at St. Peter and Paul
Church. They moved to
Lidgerwood for several
years then to Rutland,
ND. In 1960, the couple
moved to Minot. After
raising 8 children, she de-
cided to go to work doing
housekeeping for various
families and offices. In
1987, she went to work at
Trinity Hospital. She re-
tired in 1994. In 2000, she
worked part time for Sem-
men Assisted Living in
Minot as a caregiver for 6
years.
Lorraine was truly a
caring, kind and selfless
person who always found
the good in every person
and situation, a non-judg-
mental sweet soul. She
was the strength and love
who kept it all together
for her family no matter
how hard life could be,
guided by her strong faith
in God.
She enjoyed her month-
ly get togethers with
friends to play cards, visit
and eat treats. She also
enjoyed crocheting, em-
broidering dish towels
and was the best cook and
baker.
She was a member of
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Post #753, Confraternity
of Christian Mothers, St.
Teresa Guild, St. Leo the
Great Catholic Church
and Western Fraternal
Lodge.
The Lock family would
like to thank everyone for
the many acts of kindness
and prayers during this
difficult time.
A special thank you to
her second family, the
staff at Edgewood Mem-
ory Care and the Hospice
program for your love,
care and compassion with
our mother. As she would
often tell us, “They are
good to me.”
Her loving family in-
cludes: sons, Tom (Laura)
Lock, Robert (Gina) Lock,
and Paul (Melanie Bakke)
Lock, all of Minot;
daughters, Judy (Les)
Brandt, West Fargo, ND,
Diane (Mark) Ballew,
Sioux Falls, SD, Donna
(Wade) Grosz, Minot,
Mary Ballantyne, Minot,
Lori Lock (Mike Hackett),
Savage, MN; 14 grandchil-dren; 14 great-grandchild-
ren; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Lorraine was preceded
in death by her parents,
Roman and Laura; hus-
band, Roger; brothers,
Lloyd (Babs) and William
“Bill” (Bonnie) Pieterick;
son-in-law, David Ballan-
tyne; brothers-in-law,
Harvey Lock and Donald
Lock; sisters-in-law, Jerry
(Cliff) Murray and Marion
(Norbert) Kulzer.
Celebrating the Life of
Lorraine:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Private Fam-
ily Mass of Christian
Burial will be held: Mon-
day, November 30, 2020,
at 10:30 am at St. Leo the
Great Roman Catholic
Church in Minot, ND. The
family encourages those
attending to wear masks
and social distance.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Sunday from
3 to 5p.m. at Thompson
-Larson Funeral Home,
Minot.
Vigil Prayer Service:
Sunday at 5 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5wBH7W_I
UwKUcuLvhgOw.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).