Lorraine Hilda Martin, 81, of Connoquenessing died Thursday evening at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Jan. 7, 1925, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Walter Freddrick Ladebu and Hilda Catherine Aupke Ladebu.

She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Connoquenessing. At the church, she was a member of the Ladies Aid Society, the treasure and a Sunday school teacher. She also was vice president of consistory and a Girl Scout leader.

Mrs. Martin was a homemaker and had been a portrait colorist for Studio Le Grande in Pittsburgh and Don Phillips and Carl Huffman in Butler.

Surviving are a son, Allen Martin of Evans City; two daughters, Linda Martin of Meridian and Mrs. Charles (Carol) Sankey of Westerville, Ohio; a brother, Walter F. Ladebu of Mars; and two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Cress of Volant and Mrs. Thelma Eberhardt of Sewickley. Five grandchildren also survive.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert H. Martin, who died Oct. 26, 1998, and a sister.

<B>MARTIN</B> — Friends of Lorraine Hilda Martin, who died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>A. Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home</B>, 328 W. Main St., Evans City. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Norman Tutino officiating. Burial will follow at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 252, Connoquenessing, PA 16027.Information is also available at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com.