- Date Of Birth: October 29, 1927
- Date Of Death: October 1, 2022
- State: Colorado
Marian Lorraine Thulson (née Johnson) of Centennial, Colorado died October 1 at age 94 under God’s mercy. She is survived by her 5 children and 4 of their spouses (Stephen and Darlene, Mark, James and Kristina, Peter and Anne, and Kristine and Alan Stevenson), by 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, and by her sister Joyce Testerman and husband Chuck. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Thulson in 2013, her sister Donna Johnson in 1946, her brother Elmer W. Johnson Jr. in 2008, and her daughter-in-law Gaile Thulson (née Golike) on September 10 of this year.
Lorraine was born October 29, 1927 to Lillian Marie Johnson (née Nelson) and Elmer W. Johnson of Denver. After graduating from South High School, she earned a degree in Chemistry from Denver University and worked as a medical technician at Swedish National Sanitorium. She married Arthur Roy Thulson Jr. in 1950 and they raised 5 children.
Lorraine took quiet delight in her long and rich life. She welcomed each new daughter- and son-in-law, each grandchild and great-grandchild, with joy. Her home was a hub and a haven for her ever-growing family and intersecting circles of friends. Those circles included sewing and quilting clubs, Bible study and prayer groups, friends of children and children of friends.
Lorraine made early acquaintance with grief with her 12-year-old sister’s death of polio, long hospitalizations after two near-fatal car accidents, and her mother’s sudden death when Lorraine was a young mother herself.
Lorraine’s graceful endurance, her broad reading, and her critical intelligence deepened her faith and that of her family and friends. She took childish questions seriously, won every Scrabble game, and brought a dry humor and peacemaker’s grace to every dispute. Her simple counsel and constant example are written on our hearts: “Be kind.
