Lorraine S Hals
January 30, 1924 ~ May 1, 2022
Lorraine S. Hals, 98, of McLean Va., passed away peacefully May 1, 2022. She was born January 30, 1924 to Anthony D. and Mary G. Schneider in Chicago, Illinois.
Lorraine grew up in Chicago where she attended Immaculata High School. After graduation, she attended college briefly before engaging in secretarial work in support of the WWII effort.
After being offered a better position working in Washington, D.C., Lorraine moved there. She worked for the federal government and met her future husband, Fredrik E. Hals. She completed over 30 years of service for the government in various departments; her last position was that of an editor in the Dept of Defense at Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA. After retiring from the government, she worked at PRC in McLean in an HR/admin position for several years.
Lorraine’s passions included her faith, meeting people, volunteering, reading, movies, travel and working crossword puzzles in ink. She was a member of St James parish in Falls Church and eventually OLGC in Vienna. She devoted many volunteer hours to Catholic Charities of Arlington, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and Special Olympics; she was a Eucharistic Minister for the church and through the Shepherd’s Center of Northern VA, offered rides and visits to those in need.
Lorraine loved to travel and with her friends in the Shillelagh’s and the “Over 50” clubs, she cruised, bus-tripped and visited many countries, islands and U.S. states. Ireland had to be her favorite destination as she visited 3 times to kiss that Blarney Stone!
In addition to her parents, Lorraine was preceded in death by her brother, Robert A. Schneider, and her husband Fredrik E. Hals. She is survived by her son, Stephen F. Hals and her daughters, Barbara A. Hals (Sharon) and Susan M. Hals and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd SE, Vienna, Thursday June 16, at 11am in the chapel. Interment will be private and at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by Money & King Funeral Home, Vienna, VA.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Catholic Charities of Arlington or to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Lorraine grew up in Chicago where she attended Immaculata High School. After graduation, she attended college briefly before engaging in secretarial work in support of the WWII effort.
After being offered a better position working in Washington, D.C., Lorraine moved there. She worked for the federal government and met her future husband, Fredrik E. Hals. She completed over 30 years of service for the government in various departments; her last position was that of an editor in the Dept of Defense at Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA. After retiring from the government, she worked at PRC in McLean in an HR/admin position for several years.
Lorraine’s passions included her faith, meeting people, volunteering, reading, movies, travel and working crossword puzzles in ink. She was a member of St James parish in Falls Church and eventually OLGC in Vienna. She devoted many volunteer hours to Catholic Charities of Arlington, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and Special Olympics; she was a Eucharistic Minister for the church and through the Shepherd’s Center of Northern VA, offered rides and visits to those in need.
Lorraine loved to travel and with her friends in the Shillelagh’s and the “Over 50” clubs, she cruised, bus-tripped and visited many countries, islands and U.S. states. Ireland had to be her favorite destination as she visited 3 times to kiss that Blarney Stone!
In addition to her parents, Lorraine was preceded in death by her brother, Robert A. Schneider, and her husband Fredrik E. Hals. She is survived by her son, Stephen F. Hals and her daughters, Barbara A. Hals (Sharon) and Susan M. Hals and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd SE, Vienna, Thursday June 16, at 11am in the chapel. Interment will be private and at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by Money & King Funeral Home, Vienna, VA.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Catholic Charities of Arlington or to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Marian and I met Lorraine at the Over 50 Club in 1998 at St. Catherine of Siena. We enjoyed her at the Club and on the various trips we shared with our other members. Lorraine was a kind, loving and happy person that everyone loved. She has been missed by us long before she passed away. The pain of losing people that you love can’t help but caused you to share tears for her passing away. We know that each one of us will leave this world but it is still painful seeing people that you love die. May God Bless Lorraine and that she is with him. Love, Dave & Marian