Lorraine Miller, 97, formerly of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away at Warroad Senior Living Center, Warroad, MN on Friday, April 4, 2025.
A funeral service for Lorraine will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Red Lake Falls, MN with Reverend Jonathan Dodson Officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Red Lake Falls, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Lorraine Talette Lykken was born on January 24, 1928 in Grafton, North Dakota to Oscar and Mabel (Christopherson) Lykken. She grew up with three brothers and three sisters on a farm near Grafton, ND. Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended a rural elementary school and graduated 2nd in her class (Salutatorian) in 1947 from Grafton, ND.
On November 28, 1948 she married Robert G. Miller at Augusta Lutheran Church, Grafton, MN. They enjoyed 49 years of marriage and resided on a farm near Red Lake Falls, MN. They retired in 1989 and moved into a home in Red Lake Falls, MN, but continued to help David and Peggy farm until Bob’s death in 1997. In 2007, Lorraine built a new home in Red Lake Falls, MN where she lived independently for 13 years to the age of 93. She moved to Warroad Senior Living Center, Warroad, MN in 2020, where she could be close to her daughter Patricia Harren who provided loving care until her death.
Lorraine helped support the farming operation and raised six children, becoming a beloved grandmother, great grandmother, and a great, great grandmother, leaving 80 descendants.
She enjoyed flower gardening, and music and dancing brought her joy. She and Bob were square dancers and loved to go fishing. Her church involvement at Bethany Lutheran Church, Red Lake Falls, MN spanned 50 years. She was devoted to daily Bible Study and prayer. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed lifelong friendships.
Lorraine is survived by her children, Deborah (Dale) Birkeland, Roberta (Michael) Tydlacka, Patricia (John) Harren, Rebecca (David) Dargis, Scott (Maribeth) Miller, and David (Peggy) Miller; 20 grandchildren, Erik, Sarah, Sonja, Tim, Tony, Jessica, Katrin, Jackson, Gayle, Gabriel, Lucas, Marcus, Rachel, Jeremiah, Jacob, Issac, Peter, Kari, Mikayla, and Joshua; 51 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren; and brothers, Lowell and Glenn Lykken.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob; parents, Oscar and Mabel Lykken; brother, Vernon Lykken; sisters, Dorothy Lowe, Millicent LaBerge, and Ellie Schnell.
