Lorraine Hacht

Lorraine B. Hacht, 96, of the township of Elba, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus, Wisconsin.A visitation for Lorraine will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Columbus. A funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m. with Rev. Timothy Schwartz officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Columbus, Wisconsin. Lorraine was born on March 20, 1925 the daughter of William and Irma (Duessler) Kohls in Wisconsin. She was a Columbus High School graduate. On November 18, 1944, she was united in marriage to Melvin A. Hacht.Lorraine and her husband Melvin farmed together in the town of Elba. She was a faithful member of Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Columbus and a member of the Ladies Aid. She was a secretary for AAL, a member of the Buzzin Dozen Homemakers. Lorraine enjoyed gardening and loved to babysit for her grandchildren.Lorraine is survived by her son Rodney (Rose Mary) Hacht; son-in-law Darrell Leisses; and her special niece Janet (James) Koshel all of Columbus; her sister Agnes Zimmerman and her brother David Kohls both of Beaver Dam; her grandchildren: Jason (special friend Tina) Hacht, Jeffrey Hacht, James (special friend Erin) Hacht, Brenda (Tim) Arndt and Bradley Leisses; ten great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Melvin; her daughter Donna Leisses and grandson Brian Hacht, three brothers: LeRoy, Alvin, and Victor; two sisters Grace Slade and Hazel Kohls.