Loraine Atkins Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Loraine Atkins (Waterloo, Iowa), who passed away at the age of 93, on October 30, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her son Craig; her daughter-in-law Kristin; and her siblings, Walt, Clarence, Donald Buls, Hilda Averhoff, Lillian Eiffler, Esther DeVries and Leona Buls.
She is survived by: her sister Lydia Berentsen of Riceville; her daughter-in-law Linda Atkins of Waterloo; and her sons, Mark (Linda Cooley) of Evansdale, Bill (Neil Soppe) of Reinbeck, Jeff (Travis Walker) of Dallas, TX, Robert (Nancy) of Red Oak, TX and Bennie (Amy) of Raymond, IA. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Only the COVID pandemic could slow down her efforts to help others.
Memorials may be directed to the Allen College -Atkins Memorial Nursing Scholarship or to the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary Hospital Fund.
