Lorene Graham, of Dowagiac

Published 8:51 am Friday, February 28, 2020

July 29, 1923 — Feb. 25, 2020

Lorene Graham, 96, of Dowagiac, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.

A private burial will take place at North Shore Memory Gardens in Coloma. Memorial contributions in Lorene’s name may be made to the Cass County Animal Shelter. Those wishing to sign Lorene’s Memory Book online may do so at clarkch.com.

Lorene was born July 29, 1923, in Minturn, Arkansas, to Frank and Edith (Read) Taylor. She married Rudolph Graham on Dec. 24, 1946, in Arkansas.

Lorene is survived by her son, David (Krista) Graham, of Marcellus; grandsons, Kirk (Elizabeth) Graham, of Three Rivers, and Brett (Nisse) Graham, of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; step-grandson, Kevin (Cari) Jourdan, of Williston, North Dakota; great-grandchildren, Amelia and Kye Graham; brother, Jack Taylor and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rudolph Graham and eight siblings.