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Lorene Lou Minkler (Yoder) age 89, of Bristol, WI, passed away at home on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022. She was born on November 12th, 1932, in Topeka, IN, to the late Ledger and Anna Alma (Rheinheimer) Yoder. She lived most of her childhood in LaGrange, IN.
After moving to Chicago in her early twenties, she met George Minkler. They married and settled in Waukegan, IL, where they raised their four children. Once her children were in high school, Lori renewed her life-long interest in art by taking classes at the Jack Benny Center for the Arts, and the College of Lake County. She was accepted into the fine arts program at Northern Illinois University, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1992. She lived in Chicago for a little while before moving to Beach Park, IL and eventually settled in Bristol in 2009.
She worked at various jobs, but most recently at Jewel Osco as a checkout clerk, retiring in 2014. She enjoyed art, reading, crossword puzzles, nature walks, bird watching, playing piano, singing in Choral Dynamics, and most of all spending time with her family. She loved playing board games on game night with her family.
She is will be missed dearly by her son Eric (Darcy) Minkler; daughters: Leslie Minkler, Denise Minkler Marych (Fred Marych) and Cynthia Kenik; grandchildren: Melinda Kenik (Michael Ricciotti), Ryann Minkler (Alan Scott); great grandchildren: Jacob MacCrutheras and Kamila Scott and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her former husband George Minkler, and sisters: Natalie Vakulin, Kathleen Jordan, and Gloria Nicodemus.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Lake County Forest Preserves, 1899 W. Winchester Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048, are appreciated.
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Lisa Vakulin-Rose says:
My sweet Aunt Lorene, how I will miss you 💔
Kristy Foster says:
So sad that loved ones must leave. Mom, Aunt Nat, Aunt Kate and Aunt Lorene can now sit together at Grandma’s back porch table and solve Heaven’s problems.
You’re in my thoughts and prayers.
Leslie R Minkler says:
Hi, Kristy
She will be missed and, yes, the sisters are together again.
Darcy Minkler says:
I will forever miss our game nights.
May you Rest In Peace ❤️
Love always,
Darcy
Phil Nicodemus says:
So saddened by your loss, I am sure all will miss her dearly. She is enjoying being with her sisters again.
Kim Nicodemus-Reinking says:
Remembering Lorene today on what would have been her 90th birthday.
Thank you Lorene for your kind smile, your beauty and grace, your caring soul, your wit and wisdom, shared memories old and new, but above all your love. Hats off to you on a life well lived!
Patrick Charles Moore says:
This is Patrick Moore from Buhl Minnesota and I’m replying because I was just looking up a minkler’s funeral home from when I was a kid and God bless you and I hope everything is good and will be for you I do recognize you I want it pictures of the funeral home from the early ’70s and late 60s and then I saw you God bless you