Lorene Philbrook
November 17, 1913 — September 11, 2013
Lorene Rae Philbrook, 99, of Dousman, Wisconsin passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in Woodstock surrounded by family.
Lorene was a loving and caring mother who was born November 17, 1913 in Spencer, Iowa to John and Bessie Hammen.
She was a perpetual member of the Eastern Star, Wauwatosa, WI No. 219, her home chapter and Dousman Chapter, Dousman, WI. Along with supporting Star projects which aid local, national and world needs, she volunteered at the Masonic Home ice cream parlor in the late 70’s and 80’s. She was a Worthy Matron five times and Chaplin for Wisconsin. Lorene was a member of Shelometh Temple No. 106 Daughters of the Nile and Annis Avery Hill Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Lorene Hutchings of Crystal Lake, IL ; two grand-daughters, Laura Ann (Hossein Khandan) McLuckie-Khandan of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China and Katherine Jean (Justin) Anderson of Rockford, IL; her great grandchildren, Kayhan Khandan, Janan Khandan, Marjan Khandan, Emma Anderson; and other family members and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawson Samuel Philbrook in March 1973 and her three sisters, Nellie Paegelow, Fern Benzel and Lucille Scott.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Wisconsin Memorial Park, 13235 West Capitol Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eastern Star, Attn: Dawn Jones, 365 Sunset Drive, Dousman WI 53118.