Lorraine "Lorrie" Greenwood, longtime Jamestown civic leader, dies

Lorraine Mae "Lorrie" Greenwood, a fixture of the Jamestown and Stutsman County community for more than half a century, died Jan. 12, 2026. Born July 5, 1930, Greenwood was 95.

Greenwood’s life centered on family, local business, and sustained civic involvement. She worked with Greenwood Plumbing and Heating, a business that contributed to the county’s trades economy and local employment. Her marriage and family formed a central part of the obituary notice that outlines a long life of community ties and service.

Beyond her work, Greenwood is remembered for leadership in community organizations that support local institutions. She was active in women’s groups, the PTA, and the hospital auxiliary—roles that connected volunteers with schools and healthcare providers across the county. Those organizations rely heavily on volunteers for fundraising, event organization, and direct support to students and patients; Greenwood’s decades of participation represents a continuity of civic labor that undergirds many local services.

Her passing also highlights the steadying role small-business families have in rural civic life. Greenwood Plumbing and Heating provided practical services while also anchoring community relationships that extend into volunteer boards, PTA meetings, and hospital fund drives. The cumulative effect of such civic engagement is tangible in school programs, auxiliary-led support for healthcare facilities, and the informal networks that sustain community events.

The obituary lists survivors and provides visitation and funeral arrangements; those seeking details are directed to contact the funeral arranger named in the notice. The obituary also summarizes Greenwood’s life milestones and community affiliations, offering a fuller account of her personal and public contributions.

For Stutsman County residents, Greenwood’s death is a reminder of the volunteers who keep local institutions functioning and of the generational handoffs that communities will need to manage in coming years. Her long service to schools and the hospital auxiliary leaves a record that local groups can draw on when organizing volunteer recruitment and institutional memory.

Her funeral and visitation provide an opportunity for neighbors, former coworkers, and those touched by her volunteer work to acknowledge the concrete ways she supported Jamestown’s civic infrastructure. Contact the funeral arranger listed in the obituary for service times and visitation details.