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- Buffalo News, The (NY) - June 1, 1997
Lois N. Scudmore Lorenze of Upper Mountain Road, a registered nurse, died Friday (May 30, 1997) in DeGraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, after a six-month illness. She was 69.
The former Lois Haseley was born in Niagara Falls. She graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1946 and earned her nursing degree from Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester in 1949
After moving to North Tonawanda, Mrs. Lorenze worked for five years as a field nurse for Emerson-Day Co. during the construction of the Niagara Power Project.
In 1954, she joined DeGraff Memorial Hospital and was instrumental in organizing its Intensive Care and Coronary Care units.
In 1973, Mrs. Lorenze moved to Sanborn, where she worked as an office nurse for Dr. Robert Rose until 1979.
From 1980 to 1990, when she retired, Mrs. Lorenze was the school nurse for Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services Center in Sanborn.
Survivors include her husband of 23 years, James F.; four sons, James R. of Mobile, Ala., Douglas M. of Youngstown, Scott W. Scudmore of Dunfries, Va., and Marc A. Scudmore of North Tonawanda; two daughters, Robin Vertino of Grand Island and Laurie A. Bartlett; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday in St. James Lutheran Church, 2437 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston
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