Sister Lorraine Lawrence, a Religious of the Sacred Heart, died Jan. 24 in California. She was 100 years old.

Sister Lorraine was born in Libertyville and attended St. Joseph School there and Holy Child High School in Waukegan.

She studied at Barat College and earned a degree in medical technology at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan. After working for several months at an Iowa hospital, she discerned a vocation to religious life.

She entered the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1938 and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science and a doctorate in chemistry.
She returned to Barat College to teach for five years. While there, she was featured in a 1954 Chicago Tribune article about her work as a ham radio operator at the college.

She began teaching in California in 1955, and, after more than 20 years, retired from teaching to serve the society in a number of roles.

Sister Lorraine is survived by her sister, Mary Neal, and her brother, John Lawrence.