Lorraine lived in the South Sioux City area all her life. Survivors include her daughter, Sheryle, and husband, Leo Merchant of South Sioux City; their children, Scott and wife, Celeste, of South Sioux City, and their children (Justin and wife, Melissa, of North Sioux City, SD; Anna, husband Drew Palmer and their daughter, Alaire, of St. Louis, MO; and Rhett of South Sioux City); Carrie and husband, Mark Closter, of South Sioux City and their children (Trey and Jordan); and Chad and wife, Traci, of Dakota Dunes, SD, and their children (Hannah, Christian and Ava). Lorraine is also survived by her son, Charles, and wife Diana, of Santa Fe, TX and former wife, Cheryl (Helzer) Sierk, of Houston, TX, and their children (Pam and husband, Sam Stevens, and son, Frankie of Houston, TX; Lori Hargraves of Houston, TX; Angie and husband, Andy Degetaire, and sons, Dalton, David and Steven of Houston, TX). Survivors also include her daughter, Susan Sierk, of South Sioux City and her daughter (Jessica Lorene Sierk of Omaha, NE). Lorraine was preceded in death by husbands, Thomas Steven and Arnold Sierk; parents, Treff and Anne (Fricken) DeRoin; brothers, George, Frank, Clarence, Lewis and John DeRoin; sisters, Mabel Love, Charlotte Crane, and Pearl Nelson; and a grandson, Craig Thomas Merchant.