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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271266
Title: Lorraine Baye
Date: 9/20/1931-6/30/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 9/20/1931
Summary: Lorraine Baye, 92, of Watford City, ND, peacefully passed away June 30, 2024, at the McKenzie County Healthcare Hospital in Watford City with family by her side. Celebration of Life services were held July 16, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church in Watford City, with Ricky Lawlar officiating. She was laid to rest at the Schafer Cemetery in Watford City. Lorraine Baye was born September 20, 1931, to Clyde and Victoria (Vicki) McCarty in Watford City, ND. In 1949, she married the love of her life, Truman (Pat) Baye. There was nothing in their marriage that could not be settled by a cribbage game. Even first thing in the morning they would play a game and whoever lost would have to make the bed. They loved dancing together and looked so beautiful twirling on the dance floor any chance they got. They moved to Riverdale, ND, the following year; it was there that their first daughter, Carlotta, was born. The following year they moved back to Watford City where their other three children, Linda, Wayne and Kirk, joined them. She loved all her children. Lorraine and her daughters were like the Three Musketeers; if you saw one of them, the other two were right behind. They traveled everywhere together. In 1958, the family moved to Charlson, ND, to live in the Amerada Hess camp. While living there, Lorraine loved to go to the river and fish with her friends; even when she had work to do at home, she couldn’t resist heading to the river to fish instead. In 1966 the family moved back to Watford City where they raised their children and Lorraine resided until her passing. Baye, as she was often called, loved following all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren to any event they were in. If the wheels on the car were moving, she was going. It didn’t matter if it was wrestling, hockey, baseball, 4-H, or rodeo, she was not going to miss watching them. Lorraine loved playing any card or dice game you can name. It did not matter to her if she won or lost (there is a record book to prove it), she just loved playing and once you started playing with her, you had better be ready to sit for a while, especially cribbage, because she would not want to quit. Sitting on her patio enjoying the company of family and friends was one of Lorraine’s favorite pastimes - she couldn’t wait for warmer weather to admire her flowers and grow her tomatoes each year. She was a member of both the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary for over 60 years. Lorraine is survived by her daughters, Carlotta Berdahl and Linda Baye, of Watford City; sons, Wayne (Liz) Baye, of Whitewood, SD, and Kirk (Barb) Baye, of Shelton, WA; and 9 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death are her parents, Clyde and Vicki; husband, Pat Baye; sister, Lenora Brown; brother, Eugene McCarty; and son-in-law, Alfred Berdahl.
Red ID: FND_I_78756 Image ID: 514294 Image Notes: FND001 271266

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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