Obituary of Lorraine Edith Dunlap

Lorraine E Dunlap, 88, longtime resident of Iowa City and North Liberty died Saturday August 7, 2021 at Briarwood Care Center with her family at her side. A time for family and friends to gather to share their memories and support one another will be held from 1-3 pm Saturday, August 14th at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service with burial to follow at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to Essence of Life Hospice, Safe Haven Animal Shelter, Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center or Family Choice. To share a thought, memory of condolence with Lorraine’s family please visit the funeral home website @www.gayandciha.com. Lorraine Edith Haynes was born March 27, 1933, in McIntire, Iowa the daughter of Leslie and Helen (Kriegel) Haynes. She attended schools in Tama graduating from Tama High School. On December 5, 1950, she married the love of her life Jack Paul Dunlap in Des Moines. They were married for 65 years. The couple soon moved to Iowa City where both Lorraine and Jack worked at Dean Jones DX Service Station on the corner of Burlington and Madison Streets, and later Lorraine worked for ACT. After this she and Jack owned and operated Gifts by Ja-Lor for many years. Lor, as many would call her, enjoyed much in her life. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Tri T and many bridge clubs over the years. She enjoyed working with her hands making all sorts of crafts such as cross stitch, needle point, and making flowers out of fabric or clay or even roses from plastic spoons. Lor and her mom often did these things together. Lorraine often said how proud she was of her four children but when she would see her grandchildren and great grandchildren her face would light up and she would have a smile from ear to ear. Oh how she loved them. Lorraine is survived by her sons, Dennis Dunlap (special friend Peggy), Terry Dunlap (Patty) and Steven Dunlap (Sue), daughter, Diane Dunlap (Linda Myers); grandchildren, Nicholas, Nathan, Nadia, Gayle Dombroski (Dan) and Taylor: great-grandchildren, Ryan, Jack and Drake Dombroski and several nieces and nephews. Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Helen and Jack Badger; husband, Jack (November 17, 2016); two sisters and their husbands, Phyllis and Fred Stigers, Kathe and Larry Barham, and a nephew, Doug Stigers. The family would like to extend sincere thanks to Mercy Iowa City Physicians, Dr. Leary and Dr. Ashby, and Dr. Ovrom as well as the many talented nurses at Mercy who gave her the highest quality professional care. We would also like to thank the staff at Briarwood Healthcare Center and Essence of Life Hospice for their exceptional care and compassion in Lorraine’s final days.