Lorraine M. (nee Liekweg, Taylor) Faulkner

Hammond, Indiana

Of Hammond, Indiana, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018.  Lorraine is survived by her two children, Paula Taylor and John Taylor; step son Kevin (Geri Charnin) Faulkner; step daughter, Sheila (Penny Patterson) Faulkner; grandchildren, Bonnie Lynn Taylor, Jonathan Arthur Taylor, and Cameron James Faulkner; daughter in law Linda Taylor; and nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in Death by her husbands, James Faulkner and Dale Taylor; her parents, Nettie and Arthur Liekweg; and sister, Mildred (late, Don) Letsinger.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Solan Pruzin Funeral Home , 14 Kennedy Ave., Schererville, IN 46375 (corner of Main St. and Kennedy Ave.) from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM DIRECTLY at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 7132 Arizona Ave., Hammond, IN with Rev. Charles A. Mosley officiating.  Lorraine will be laid to rest at Concordia Cemetery, Hammond, IN immediately following the Mass.

Lorraine was born in Spencer, Iowa and was a life-long resident of Hammond, Indiana.  She graduated from Hammond High School, Graduated Summa Cum Laude – B.S. Degree, Calumet College of St. Joseph, and M.S. Degree, Purdue Calumet with a Reading Endorsement.  Lorraine was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Hammond, Teacher Federation, Hammond Area Reading Council, Indiana Reading Specialists, Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma – Honorary Teachers Sorority, Sigma Kappa Gamma - Social Sorority, Policy Board – Hammond Teachers' Center, and the Golden Times.