It is with heavy hearts that the family of Lorraine Manz announces her sudden passing at the Barrhead Hospital on October 9, 2020 at the age of 82, surrounded by her loving family. Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, cousin, & friend was loved by all who knew her & will be missed beyond measure. Lorraine was born & raised in Barrhead, married her high school sweetheart Dave Manz in 1956 & together they raised 3 wonderful children. Once they were all in school, Lorraine began her 25+ years in the banking world where she cultivated meaningful lifelong friendships. Lorraine lived for her family making every holiday an extravaganza of amazing food, fun & awesome presents! Lorraine loved her flowers working tirelessly in her yard & had many bird feeders to entice the birds she loved to watch from her kitchen window, the humming birds were her favorite. Lorraine kept the books for her & Dave’s logging company & for a time in the summer enjoyed playing golf, while in the winter curling kept her active & social, again making new friends along the way with her friendly, engaging personality. Lorraine & Dave were blessed to have a group of lifelong friends with whom they loved to play cards & go camping with, generally celebrating the good times as well as supporting each other in the bad. Lorraine loved being a grandmother to her wonderful 8 grandchildren putting her heart & soul into it & was grateful to have lived to enjoy her 6 beautiful great grandchildren as well. She is survived by her husband, of 63 years Dave; daughter, Donna Zubot (Bryan); son, Ken Manz (Lois); grandchildren, Darren Manz (Abbi), Darrell Manz (Billie), Josh Loitz (Courtney), Gina Loitz (Barry), Evan Zubot, Shaun Yonkers (Heather), Noah Manz & Regan Manz (Skyler); 6 great grandchildren, Arianna, Elsi, Ryan, Ronnie, Jack & Oliver. Lorraine is predeceased by her brother, Wayne Frankson (1977); father, Melvin Frankson (1978); mother Evelyn Frankson (2005) & 1st born son, Ron Manz (2011). Should you wish donations may be made in her memory to The Heart & Stroke Foundation.
