Loralyn F. Novachenko, 71, South Bend, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Healthwin Specialized Nursing Care.

She was born April 27, 1954, in Elkhart. On Oct. 2, 1971, she married Peter Novachenko Jr., who preceded her in death in 2017.

She is survived by her daughter, Vanessa (Jamie Jr.) Hickner, South Bend; son, Pete (Angela) Novachenko, Mishawaka; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and siblings, David (Linda) Detwiler, Nappanee, Mark (Susan) Detwiler, Wilmington, Del., and Kathy (Douglas) Harris, Elkhart.

Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is handling arrangements.