Lorraine Leone (Schmidt) Seibel, 99 of Bismarck, formerly Martin, ND, went to her heavenly home on November 9, 2015 at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck, ND.

Funeral services will be held at the Bismarck Baptist Church of Bismarck on Friday November 13, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.

Visitation will be held at the Hertz Funeral Home of Harvey on Thursday November 12, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Burial will be in the Sunnyside Cemetery of Harvey on Friday November 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.

Lorraine was born on Thursday, April 6, 1916, the twelfth child of 13 born to Dorothea and Adam Schmidt, Sr. in Martin. She attended school in Martin and graduated from Martin High School. During her school days she participated in music, plays, and declamation contests where she memorized two typewritten pages of print. She and a friend sang duets and took part in various school programs. After high school she worked in Aberdeen, SD, and Harvey, ND, as housekeeper and waitress. She attended Martin Baptist Church, was baptized, and became a member of the church. She participated in choir, ladies quartettes, trios and duets and in other programs.

Lorraine married Albert Seibel on August 21, 1938, and spent the first year of married life attending Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. They farmed in the Martin and Goodrich areas and also lived in Minot and Cut Bank, Montana. The Lord blessed them with four children: Sharon, Kirby, Myrna, and David. Lorraine enjoyed community activities and when Martin Homemakers Club was organized, she became the first president. Church was very important to the family so they joined Martin Baptist Church. She taught Sunday school classes, was active in the Women's Missionary Fellowship, and sang in choir and other music groups. Albert and Lorraine sang many duets in church and funeral services.
Lorraine and Albert enjoyed traveling and following Albert passing, Lorraine traveled to National Homemakers Conventions in various states, the Bahamas, Europe, Israel, and Egypt. Other interests were sewing, quilting, embroidering, crocheting, and earned many ribbons at the Sheridan County Achievement Days with her handiwork. She enjoyed visiting and often entertained and hosted pastors and missionaries in her home. She loved having her family home for visits.
In 1992 Lorraine moved to Bismarck and transferred her membership to Bismarck Baptist Church where she was active in the Women's Missionary Fellowship and the Senior Choir. She moved to Baptist Health Care Center in 2011.

Lorraine is survived by 3 children: Kirby Albert (Judith) Seibel, Bismarck; Myrna Lee (Michael) Kiser, Ada, Minnesota; David Dean (Candace) Seibel, Morrisville, North Carolina. Nine grandchildren: Teri (Danny) Masters, Rick (Lisa) Womble, Krystal Merical, Lance (Brandi) Seibel, Cory (Teresa) Seibel, Nathan (Melissa) Seibel, Shanel (Michael) Bucher, Shay (Stephen) Cook, Lindsay (Jeff) Larsen. 12 great-grandchildren, 3 step great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law, Grace Thiessen.
Preceding her in death were her husband Albert who died on November 11, 1974, daughter Sharon; son-in-law Larry Womble; parents Adam and Dorothea Schmidt; 3 sisters, Pauline Lewis, Evelyn Engen, and Sophie Helm; 7 brothers, Adam, Walter, Jake, Julius, Henry, Arthur, Hilmer, a brother and sister who died in infancy and great-grandson Jared Womble.

Memorials are preferred to Gideons International, P O Box 1803, Bismarck, ND 58502-1803; Bismarck Baptist Church, 2211 LaForest Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501; Steer, Inc., PO Box 1236, Bismarck, ND 58502-1236; Crystal Springs Camp, 4848 36th St. SE, Medina, ND 58467