Lorraine Mae Lashway, passed away at her home Monday January 8, 2024, at the age of 95.

She was born on November 22, 1928, in Red Hook, NY. She was the daughter of the late Ernest L Stedman and Grace Stedman Gillette.

She was a graduate of the class of 1946 at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School, Hyde Park, NY. She was also a 1948 graduate of the Krissler Business Institute. After graduation, she was employed by Commercial Credit Corporation, Poughkeepsie, NY as a bookkeeper and stenographer.

On February 18, 1950 she married Robert (Bob) W. Lashway at Saint Peters Church in Poughkeepsie, NY. Bob pre-deceased her on January 2, 2002.

She was a stay-at-home mom while raising her two sons though out the '50's. In the early 60's she then went to work for the law firm of Pagones and Pagones ESQ, Poughkeepsie, NY. In 1963, she was hired by IBM as a secretary in the Patent Operations Department. She was later promoted to Administrative Manager in the department and retired from there in April 1985.

After retiring from IBM, she was actively involved in the Hyde Park AARP, the Hyde Park 39'ers Club and was a member of the Northern Dutchess Hospital Auxiliary until 2016. She was an avid outdoors person, loved animals and was happiest being with her family and working in her yard. She was always generous, loving and kind to those she knew.

In addition to her husband, she was pre-deceased by her brother and sister-in-law, William (Bill) Stedman and Janet (Petty) Stedman. She is survived by her two sons and daughter-in-laws, Ross and Sandra (Fusini) Lashway, and Mark and MaryAnn (Guiles) Lashway. In addition, she is survived by several grandchildren and their spouses, Robert and Jennifer Lashway, Paul and Lauren Lashway, Ross M Lashway and Bonde and Ryan Nappo, and her great-grandchildren, Madelyn, Teddy, Roswelle and James Kate Lashway and Daphne and Lily Nappo.

Services are being planned for the near future and will be published at Sweets Funeral Homes Website.