Lorraine Harriet (Vinke) Scobee, 81, Spearfish, died June 4, 2011, at her home.

She was born December 5, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois to Albert and Gertrude Vinke. Lorraine attended school in Chicago, moving to Sheridan, Wyoming with her family when she was 17. She met her husband of 63 years, Bill Scobee, at a skating rink in Sheridan and they were married later that year.

Lorraine had the difficult task of learning how to live in the west with very few conveniences. While Bill was a ranch hand in St. Xavier, Montana, Lorraine mastered the skill of cooking for a large crew of ranch hands. When Bill and Lorraine started a family, they moved to Sheridan and later to Big Horn where they raised 5 children, Sandra, Janice, Gail, Daryl and Linda. In 1967, the family relocated to Spearfish where Bill and Lorraine have lived since.

When not raising her family, Lorraine loved to bowl, golf with her family, do needlework and crossword puzzles. We all loved her great sense of humor.

Lorraine always put others first. We are so very grateful to have shared in her life. She will be dearly missed by 3 daughters, Sandra Mapp (Roy), Highland Ranch, CO, Janice Vaplon (Dan), Spearfish, SD, Gail Reutter, Kadoka, SD and 1 son, Daryl Scobee (Pam), Sidney, MT., a sister, Anne Mossberg, Homewood, Illinois, 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters, Margaret and Violet, 2 brothers, Albert and Ray, and a daughter Linda Henry.

A Celebration of Life will take place at the Tretheway Park Pavillion in the Spearfish City Park, from 2:00-4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A memorial has been established to the Hospice of the Northern Hills.