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FLORENCE LORRAINE (SMITH) PODRAZA (1923-2018)
Florence Lorraine (Smith) Podraza 
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| PARENT(s) | SPOUSE(s) | KID(s) | |||||||
| Ernie Clarke Smith (1899-1977) | Richard Chester Tatman (1920-2004) | Kathryn Louise Tatman (1945-?) | ||||||
Florence Agnes (Rendall) Smith (1900-1937) | Lloyd Ernie Tatman (1949-2008) | ||||||||
John Podraza (?-?) | Donald Podraza (?-?) | ||||||||
Florence Lorraine Podraza, age 95, of West Brooklyn, died Friday, August 10, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. She was born July 25, 1923, in St. James, MN, the daughter of Ernie and Florence (Rendall) Smith. Lorraine worked as a Postal Clerk for Oak Park Post Office for 20 years prior to her retirement in 1987. She had been a member of Sublette Union Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Lloyd Tatman; her grandson, Joe Prate; her husband, John Podraza; 2 brothers, Russell and Kenneth Smith and 3 sisters, Cleo Scott, Rachel Behrends, and Donna Freeman. Survivors include her son, Donald (Kay) Podraza; her daughter, Kathy (Ted) Marciniak; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; her brother Dean (Deanne) Hoffman and daughter-in-law, Leona Tatman. She also helped raise many nieces. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 11:00 AM in Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy with Rev. Horst Ollnau, Pastor of New Beginnings Fellowship in Belvidere, officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery in Lee Center. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 9:00 AM until time of service in the funeral home. A memorial has been established.
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Record last updated on 03/08/2023
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