Lorraine Tracy

Born August 22, 1914 passed quietly into our loving Lords arms on May 1 at the age of 96.
She grew up on her father's farm south of Hankinson ND where she was born. Baptised October 18, 1914 and Confirmed April 13, 1930 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hankinson, North Dakota. Attended rural school, graduating from Hankinson High School. She later moved to Minneapolis in the 1930"s staying with her sister Alice Erickson and working as a nanny and eventually at Honeywell & Donaldsons.
She married John Tracy who preceded her in death on October 24th 1994. She traveled extensively to Florida, Montana, Georgia, Alabama and loved viewing the country and taking road trips on Sundays. She later retired to Fridley, MN enjoying concerts at Como Park with her sister Alice and friend Palmer Hermanson. And most recently resided at Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills. She had an enduring love of animals, flowers, and all things great and small in God's creation with many experiential anecdotes to share. An avid reader she especially enjoyed autobiographies of the countries famous personalities and a good mystery or romance novel. She loved to carry on animated conversations about her experiences
past and present, loved to people watch, and liked nothing better than to get a good laugh. She loved to write and receive letters and carry on long phone conversations and more often than not it was hard to break a conversation off. She loved her grandchildren and greatly appreciated the time spent with her great grandchildren. She had an enduring love for the country she grew up in & in her hometown, always looking forward to the local hometown newspaper. Her love of friend and family was shown by the numerous cards & letters she sent. She believed in protocol, manners, and traditions and decried the changing norms of society. Her youthful attitude and smiling face will be missed. Preceded in death by Father Charles Paul Kluge & Mother Martha Ernistine(Ackerman) Kluge, Husband John Tracy, Brothers Lorenz, Erin and Harry Kluge, Sister Alice (Kluge) Erickson, daughter Marilyn (Tracy) A. Robeck and Nephew Calvin Kluge. She leaves behind loving Memories to her surviving Nephews Myron, Larry, David, Rodney, Jeffrey & Kevin Kluge and nieces Brenda (Kluge) Krause and Jean Marie (Kluge) Stuttaford. Son in law Ronald Robeck, Grandson Michael Robeck and Grandaughters Wendy (Robeck) Nelson and Amy (Robeck) Stennes.