Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found that place at the close of day.
If my passing has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends,good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, he set me free.
Lorraine (Skiba) Newman
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Lorraine Newman 59, of Aliquippa,
passed away Tuesday, Aug. 15,2006,
in The Medical Center, Beaver.
Born Feb. 26, 1947, in Aliquippa, a
daughter of the late Felicitas (Skiba)
Germanos, she was a member of St.
Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church.
Surviving are two sons, Michael Skiba
and his girlfriend Janice Colalella, Aliquippa,
and Robert Newman Jr. and his fiance,
Nicole Willy, Hopewell Township; two
daughters, Amber (skiba) Wolfe and her
husband Eric, Zelienople, and Brandy
Newman and her fiance, John Fattore,
Aliquippa; two grandchildren Emmitt
Smith, Aliquippa, and Felicitas "Angel"
Newman, Aliquippa, and her Godmother,
Ann George, Aliquippa. She is also survived
by an uncle Ted and an aunt Margaret Skiba
both of Aliquippa, and her very special friends,
Linda Dull-Hartman, Debbie George, Angie
Jeffers, Mary Frances Lutz and Nicole Dull.
Friends will be received Sunday from noon
until the time of service at 1 p.m in the
DARROCH MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
A private interment will take place in the
Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family would like to thank the staff
at the CCU Unit at the Medical Center,
Beaver, and Friendship Nursing Home
for their care and compassion that was
given during a difficult time.
