LORRAINE NORMA REINER

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LORRAINE NORMA REINER

(nee REICH)

November 19, 1942 - March 25, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Lorraine Reiner announces the passing of our mother and baba after a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer.

She is survived by her children, Marlaina (Hillel) and Susan (Wil), her grandchildren, Sarah (Justin), Jordana (Blake), and Micah, and her great grandson, Elias. She was predeceased by her parents, Rose and Sam, her husband Barry, her brother Max, her son Sam, and her granddaughters, June and Beth.

Lorraine, at her core, was a loving caregiver. Lorraine‘s father died when she was only eight years old. She grew up helping her mother with household and family chores after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She cared for her mother-in-law, husband, and cousin during their battles with illnesses and final stages of life.

We remember Lorraine as a woman whose love for her family knew no limits. She adored her children and grandchildren and formed special bonds with each of them. Her family was everything to her, and she meant the world to her family. She stepped into the role of Baba Lorraine with open arms and an enormous heart; there was nothing she wouldn’t do for her children and grandchildren. Lorraine was surrounded by her family during her final stage of life.

Cooking was an important part of Lorraine’s identity. She was most famous for her chicken soup and S-cookies and she loved to spread joy and comfort through sharing her cooking with others. She always had a freezer stocked with homemade meals and anytime a family member felt unwell, she was at the ready with a batch of “Jewish penicillin”.

Lorraine had a diverse and eclectic resume that included office work for all three Jewish Newspapers, including The Jewish Post, The Western Jewish News, and The Yiddeshe Vort. Later she worked as office staff at Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate and Astroid Management. Her final job was an 11-year tenure as a clerk for the City of Winnipeg’s Assessment Department.

Lorraine loved sharing stories with everyone and had a special way of getting lost in a story. Anyone who had the pleasure of listening to one of Lorraine’s stories knows how her mood instantly lit up when she had the opportunity to share. Her stories, alongside her recipes, will live on through her loved ones.

The funeral was held at the Chesed Shel Emes on Tuesday, March 26, followed by a burial service at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery. Pallbearers were Blake Nichols, Justin Odwak, Cal and Asher Reich, Brian Rosenberg, Wil Scheiring, Sean Smith, and Micah Sommer. Honorary pallbearers were Mickey Rosenberg and Alan Schweid.

The family wishes to thank the numerous health care staff who participated in Lorraine’s care over the past couple of months, especially the wonderful staff at the Health Sciences Centre H3 surgical unit, Drs. Bubis, Goldenberg, Lipschitz, Shell, and Visser.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 30, 2024, Mar 30, 2024