Stindt, Loraine Lillian,
Ann Arbor (formerly Saginaw), Michigan

Loraine went home to her Lord on Saturday, December 27. Age 94 years. She was born on July 13,1931, in Mott, North Dakota, to Adolph and Myrtle Treichel of Bentley.

Loraine graduated from Northwestern Lutheran Academy in Watertown, South Dakota, then attended Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota, where she prepared to be a teacher. Her first teaching assignment was in Tomah, Wisconsin.

Loraine married Douglas Stindt of Bay City, Michigan, on July 17, 1954. That year, Doug took his assigned call to St. John's Lutheran Church in Newtonburg, Wisconsin, where he and Loraine lived and worked for five years and daughter Sue was born. In 1959, Doug took a call back to his native Michigan. Kim was born shortly after. Doug taught at St. Paul’s Saginaw for 34 years. Loraine taught in the lower grades at St. Paul’s while she also attended Delta College and Central Michigan University to receive her Master's Degree. She enjoyed a long career teaching in the Shields public schools.

Her personal interests were vast. She loved to travel, garden, and read. She was an excellent seamstress and also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, tatting and spinning. She loved music, especially opera. Her interest in genealogy led her to research and create family trees for both the Stindts and Treichels. She was a member of Germans from Russia and The Saginaw Genealogy Society. She participated in various church groups including the choir, OWLS and Sewing Circle. Doug and Loraine were active in Builders for Christ and traveled to many locations, including Antigua, to help build churches and schools. She was a helpmate and worker for many summers in Doug’s planning and efforts in his Camp Mahanaim leadership.

Loraine retired from classroom teaching in 1993 and spent more time traveling, camping, gardening, cooking, reading and doing her various hobbies. Loraine and Doug were members of Canada Creek Ranch in Atlanta, Michigan, where they enjoyed a quiet life and the great outdoors, along with many wonderful times with friends and family.

A special and heartfelt thank you goes out to the dedicated and loving staff of Hillside Memory Care and Elara Caring Hospice who together helped our mom to live with dignity and die in peace.

Loraine was preceded in death by Doug; his parents; Loraine's parents; her brother, Wilmer Treichel and sister-in-law, Aileen Treichel; her sister-in-law, Marion Treichel; and her brother-in-law, Michael Voecks. She is survived by her daughters, Lynette Sue Stindt and husband, Craig Ross of Ann Arbor; Kim Stindt and husband, Mark Heilala of Edmonds, Washington; brother, Allen Treichel of Coloma, Wisconsin; two sisters-in-law, Marie Voecks of Mundelein, Illinois; and Lois Becker and husband, Phil Becker of Bedford, New Hampshire; along with many beloved nieces, nephews, and close friends.

A memorial service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1020 Court Street. Pastor David Naumann will officiate. Friends may visit with the family beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the church lobby. Should friends so desire, donations may be made to Michigan Lutheran Seminary Foundation or St. Paul's Lutheran School. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the church or through www.casefuneralhome.com