Lorene Contreraz (Nee Pitcock), age 92, of Portage and formerly Lake Station passed away Thursday August 4, 2022 at the Horton VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso, Indiana. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother. Lorene loved her family, the outdoors, and her cats.

Lorene is survived by; nine children John Welbourne, Brad Lee Welbourne, Jesus (Pam) Contreraz, Irma Dunahoo, Raul (Lynda) Contreraz, Roy Lee (Nancy) Contreraz, Robert (Martina) Contreraz, Roger (Cyndi) Contreraz, and Ronald Lee (Diane) Contreraz; twenty-five grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by parents; her husband, Roy; two sons Robert Wayne Welbourne and James Lee Welbourne; thirteen brothers and sisters.

Cremation services were handled by Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel 5341 Central Avenue Portage, Indiana 46368.