Obituary

Lorraine Manza, 73

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Lorraine Manza, of Valley Stream, died on July 7. She was 73.

Manza was born on November 15, 1942. She graduated from Grace H. Dodge Career and Technical High School in the Bronx. She married her husband, Chuck Manza, in 1965 and moved to Valley Stream in 1994.

She loved quilting, and often gave her creations to her grandchildren as gifts.

“Everyone always felt welcome in her home,” said Manza’s son, Charles. “We always looked forward to the special things she’d cook, like eggplant, meat pie and Christmas cookies.”

Manza enjoyed cooking for her family every Sunday, and frequented the Valley Stream Community Center to play cards with her friends.

She is survived by her husband, Chuck; her sister, Joan; her three children: Charles, Keith, and Christine; her daughters-in-law, Robin and Donna; her son-in-law, Bobby; and her eight grandchildren: Dana, Nicole, Michael, Carly, Matthew, Jack, Jessica and Emmy.