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Lorain Elizabeth Niemiec
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October 25, 1926 ~ March 7, 2014 |
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March 8, 2014 |
 On
March 7, 2014 our beloved mother Lorain
Elizabeth Niemiec went peacefully to be with her
Lord and Savior. Graveside services were held on
Friday, March 14, at Grandview Cemetery in
Bonners Ferry.
She was born Lorain Elizabeth Sedina on October
25, 1926, in Windsor Heights, West Virginia, to
Joseph and Elma Sedina. Lorain was the youngest
of three girls. While she enjoyed helping around
the farm, Lorain liked nothing more than getting
all dressed up, putting on a pair of high heels
and going to a dance.
Getting a job at the Billmoore as a hostess was
the perfect job for her, as she enjoyed meeting
people and also loved dancing. It was at the
Billmoore where she met the young man who would
soon become her husband, Alexander Niemiec.
The two were dating when Al and his family
decided to move to California where jobs in the
shipyard were plentiful. At that time, the two
of them knew they were in love.
As she climbed onto the bus she felt sorrow for
leaving her parents and home but was excited to
start her new life. Lorain’s parents said she
must be at least 18 years old in order to be
married. She celebrated her 18th birthday in
Texas with a cupcake and a single candle along
with the other folks on the bus.
Al and Lorain were married November 9, 1944.
They soon decided to relocate to Highland,
California, where they had three daughters. Al
worked as a mechanic and also started a gunsmith
business on the side, which would later bring
them to Bonners Ferry.
Lorain was very busy being a mother and wife
while enjoying gardening and growing beautiful
roses and other flowering plants. While in
beautiful Bonners Ferry, Lorain joined the
Country Women’s Club and the Ladies Hospital
Auxiliary, where she spent hours selling raffle
tickets and baking pies.
With the Country Women’s Club she helped make
bibs and lap robes for the Extended Care
Facility while continuing to garden and grow
lovely flowers.
She is survived by three daughters: Linda
Riekena and husband Kim, Judy Dinning and
husband Phil, and Alisa Yount and husband Ken,
all of Bonners Ferry, seven grandchildren, 11
great grandchildren and two nephews. She was
preceded in death by her husband Al, her parents
Joseph and Elma Sedina, and sisters Eileen and
Viola.
Family and friends are invited to sign Lorain’s
book at
http://www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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