- Birth Name: Billie Jean
- Current Name: Loraine
- Religious Name: Loraine
- Last Name: Brown
- Mother's Name: Ethel (Waddell) Brown
- Father's Name: Charles Brown
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
- Entry Date: September 8, 1952
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: July 21, 2022
- Additional Info: View Sister Loraine’s Obituary
Education:
Notre Dame Academy, Mitchell, SD
1955 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Teaching Degree
1969 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education
1992 - Sister Rosiland's School of Professional Massage, St. Paul, MN - Professional Massage Therapy Certificate
Biography:
Sister Loraine's education ministry spanned 23 years in South Dakota and Minnesota. In 1979, Sister began serving in pastoral ministry in Forest Lake, Minn. She later became administrative program coordinator of their Seniors' Community Center. In 1996, Sister began her current ministry as a massage therapist for the Wellness Center at (Avera) Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, SD.
1955-1957 - St. Joseph, Woonsocket, SD - First Grade
1957-1960 - St. Mary, Willmar, MN - Second Grade
1960-1962 - St. Peter, Jefferson, SD - First and Second Grade
1962-1965 - St. Stephen, Anoka, MN - Second Grade
1965-1966 - St. Stephen, Bridgewater, MN - First, Second and Third Grade
1966-1968 - Holy Family, Mitchell, SD - Second Grade
1968-1969 - St. Mary, Willmar, MN - Second Grade
1969-1970 - St. Theresa, Huron, SD - Second Grade
1970-1978 - Our Lady of the Lake, Mound, MN - Teacher and Principal
1979-1988 - St. Peter, Forest Lake, MN - Parish Ministry
1988-1991 - Senior Center, Forest Lake, MN - Administrative Coordinator
1992-1996 - Virga Chiropractic Clinic, Lindstrom, MN - Massage Therapy
1996-Present - (Avera) Queen of Peace, Mitchell, SD - Massage Therapy