Obituary of Lorraine E Bozich

Bozich, Lorraine E. (Schildknecht), 89, of St Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Arden Courts of Seminole. She came here as a child from her native Brooklyn, NY. She was a graduate of SPJC and worked at St. Petersburg Federal Savings and Loan before becoming a fulltime homemaker. Lorraine volunteered at All Children's Hospital for 38 years, spending approximately 5,800 hours holding and loving many of St. Petersburg's youngest citizens. Babies were her passion. Lorraine was honored in 2009 by being chosen to represent the volunteers for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the new All Children’s Hospital. Lorraine also served her community for many years as a poll worker for Pinellas County. She enjoyed traveling extensively with her husband, Ray, enjoying countless cruises and many trips to Hawaii. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Ray; her brother, George Schildknecht; and her grandson, Tony Bozich. She is survived by children Vicky Stewart, Gary (Betsy) Bozich, and Sharon (John) Kelly; grandchildren Kevin, Kyle (Hyacinth), and Kristen (Pete Dunphy) Stewart; Rachel and Tanner Bozich; Christopher Kelly; step-granddaughter Kelly (Joe) Toppa and step-great-grandson JJ Toppa. A visitation will be held at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr. MLK Street North, on Thursday, November 5^th from 4-6pm followed by a Celebration of Life at 6pm. For those who desire, donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association using the following link: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=47112&mfc_pref=T&47112.donation=form1&32112.donation=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=google_giving&set.custom.wt=giving&gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KI5H2frKDY68s-XwEj6JyprCkjYeCEqNTX6GSMg4oRbmaTeYoFEFXgaAs_LEALw_wcB&utm_expid=.kDkzVS-SRYS9fURVaxriUg.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F