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Lorraine Emma Bree Martinie
departed this life on December 17, 2020, dying of
cancer at the age of 91, shortly after celebrating
her 70th wedding anniversary with her beloved
husband Howard on November 23rd.
Born in Milwaukee on September 13, 1929, to Paul and
Mildred (Klug) Bree, she grew up in Lincoln,
Illinois, where she met and married Howard. Together
they raised three children and lived in Lincoln;
Brownsburg, Indiana; Ypsilanti, Michigan; Rockford,
Illinois; King of Prussia, Pennsylvania;
Simpsonville and Greenville, South Carolina; and
Lake Barrington, Illinois.
Lorraine enjoyed cooking, art, travel, and, most of
all, her family. She co-owned a catering company
"Delicious Endeavors" in Pennsylvania, and received
an Associate degree in Art from the Greenville Art
Museum in South Carolina. An avid painter, creating
in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels, she was
active in the Greenville Arts Center, and exhibited
extensively in the Southeast.
Her travels took her to many domestic destinations
as well as Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico;
and six European countries, including a favorite
trip with artist friends for plein air painting in
Provence. She and her husband hosted many family get
togethers, particularly beach vacations at Kiawah
Island where up to 17 family members shared a large
house, and also enjoyed annual get togethers with
her brother Don Bree and his wife Donna and sister
Twila Sullivan and her husband Mike. |
She is survived by husband Howard Martinie; children Steve (Joan)
Martinie of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Roger (Gloria) Martinie of Cochranville,
Pennsylvania, and Linda (James) Hoffmann of Elgin, Illinois; grandchildren
Amelia, Allison, Michelle, and Rebecca (Brad Endres) Martinie; Joshua, Sara, and
Spencer (Kathleen) Hoffmann, and Melissa (Joe) Simon; step grandchildren Liz
Seabolt and Simon Yu; one (Aiden Endres) and 8/9th (to be named in January)
great grandsons; brother Don (Donna) Bree, sister Twila (Michael) Sullivan;
nieces Jane (Darwin) Ingram, Lisa (Chris) Olson, Molly Sullivan, and Laura
(Todd) Wooten; and nephews Brian (Carrie) Bree and Paul (Pam) Martinie.
Burial in Lincoln, Illinois, will be private. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home is assisting the family. A life long Lutheran, memorials to St. Michael
Lutheran Church in Greenville, South Carolina, are suggested.
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