Lorraine Fossaceca

LORRAINE M. FOSSACECA (Caventer) age 70, beloved wife of Kenneth for 47 years; loving mother of Anthony (wife Sherri Konick) and Phillip; devoted grandmother of twins Sage and Max; cherished daughter of the late Margaret E. (Bodnovich) and William J. Caventer Sr.; dearest sister of William Caventer Jr. and Jeannette Stoiber (husband Gary); dear aunt of Andrew Stoiber, Christopher Caventer, Michaela Vervain, Glenn Caventer and Jennifer El-Makdah.

Lorraine was born on November 9, 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona and passed away on February 23, 2017. She was a resident of Newbury for 5 years, formerly of Painesville and Lyndhurst. Lorraine graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown and attended Youngstown State University. She was a bookkeeper for the City of Beachwood and managed the gift shop and worked for volunteer services at Heather Hill. Lorraine was a recipient of 3 kidney transplants, spoke at schools about organ donation and fought for education and awareness of RLS Syndrome (Willis-Ekbom Disease). She loved gardening, bird watching, adult coloring and attending her book club “Country River Readers”. Lorraine adored her family and loved spending time with them at family gatherings, especially for Christmas and Thanksgiving. She will be remembered most as an inspirational, happy, courageous, and joy-filled woman. Lorraine was strong, sensitive, devoted, passionate and always saw the best in everyone. She will be dearly missed.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Lorraine at the Funeral Home.

Mass of Christian Burial Monday, February 27, 2017 at St. Helen Catholic Church at 10:30 AM. Cremation following by DeJohn Crematory. Private burial at All Souls Cemetery. Family will receive friends to pay tribute to and celebrate the life of Lorraine at THE DeJOHN FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATIONS CENTER OF CHESTERLAND 12811 CHILLICOTHE ROAD (Rt. 306, just south of Mayfield Rd.) SUNDAY 2-6 PM.