This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fabrygel, Tibbetts, Macheledt, Smith, McElroy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3447 Message Board Post: Lorraine Tibbetts Fabrygel April 15, 1942 - Sept. 13, 2005 Lorraine Tibbetts Fabrygel, 63, of Port Lavaca, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Lorraine was born April 15, 1942, in Duluth, Minnesota, daughter of the late George T. and Dorothy S. Macheledt Tibbetts. Lorraine was a 1960 graduate of Bay City High School, and she worked as a market representative for the American Institute of Consumer Studies. Lorraine served three terms as council member for the City of Port Lavaca, and was an active member of Beta Sigma Phi. Lorraine is survived by: her husband, Louis J. Fabrygel, Jr., of Port Lavaca; daughter, Elizabeth Fabrygel Smith and husband, Mark Smith, of Houston; son, Louis John Fabrygel III, of Waco; sister, Mary Tibbetts McElroy of Cypress; brother, George T. and wife, Geneva Tibbetts, of Largo, Florida; grandchildren, Shelby and Susan Smith of Houston; nieces and nephews, John David McElroy of Corpus Christi, Ted and Arlene Tibbetts of Largo, Florida, Richard and Kathy Tibbetts of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Gregory Tibbetts of Monroe, Michigan, Cynthia Tibbetts of Christmas, Florida; and numerous great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation was held Friday, Sept. 16, from 6 until 8 p.m. in the Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Carl Westbrook officiating. Interment will follow in Port Lavaca Cemetery. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com. Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. 361-552-2988 Bay City Tribune September 18, 2005 Matagorda County, Texas