Edna Lorraine (Taylor) Bitter passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. She was 81.

Lorraine was born on November 18, 1944 in Salt Lake City, UT to Richard and Edna Taylor, spending most of her youth in Bountiful, UT, where she was later crowned Miss Bountiful. She married the love of her life, Ronald Bitter, on August 28, 1964. She attended Brigham Young University, graduating with an Associate of Business Administration degree, later putting her education to use as an executive assistant to two university presidents at the University of North Dakota. Over the span of her life, she lived in Utah, North Dakota, Hawaii, California and Arizona.

Lorraine was known for her passion for music, teaching and serving. She regularly volunteered with various musical projects, including annual musical productions for the students at Linda Vista Elementary. Her love of music and her ability to play the piano and organ was widely known during her lifetime. One of her favorite stories to tell was, as a teenager, playing the Tabernacle organ on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, one of the most famous organs in the world, where she accidentally tore her blouse as she attempted to reach for the top row of keys. She couldn't help but laugh every time she told the story.

Lorraine loved serving in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where she served as Young Women's President, Primary Chorister, Ward Relief Society President, Stake Seminary Teacher, Stake Primary Music Leader, faithful ministering sister and perpetual letter writer. She filled her days with writing handwritten letters to her grandchildren, friends and missionaries. Her time as an early-morning seminary teacher remained one of her most cherished experiences while living in Orange County, CA, as she would spend hours on a single lesson and provide homemade waffles for her students on Fridays.

She will forever be remembered for her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and her natural desire to show peace and kindness to everyone around her, a trait she often attributed as inherited from her own mother.

Lorraine is survived by her husband, Ronald Bitter; children Amy Bitter Baldwin (Thomas Baldwin), David Bitter (Catherine Bitter), Michael Bitter and Steven Bitter (Emmy Perez-Bitter); 14 grandchildren Amanda Baldwin Rogers (Jonathon Rogers), Adam Baldwin (Alyssa Baldwin), Ryan Baldwin (Hallie Baldwin), Logan Bitter, Brooke Baldwin Knapp (Jackson Knapp), Mason Bitter (Vanessa Bitter), Elias Starnes, Tyler Baldwin, Noah Bitter, Roman Bitter, Max Bitter, Baron Bitter, Leia Bitter and Cash Bitter; eight great-grandchildren Andie Rogers, Greyson Baldwin, Ben Baldwin, Mia Rogers, Oliver Baldwin, Sam Baldwin, Mananui Bitter and Landon Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers Richard Taylor and Rodney Taylor, and her great-granddaughter, Junie Baldwin.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 16 at 11 am MST at the Rittenhouse Ward building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 22035 E. Ocotillo Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142. A viewing service will be held beforehand at 10 am MST. All are welcome to attend.

You may also tune in to the live stream of her funeral service at 11 am MST at: https://www.youtube.com/live/VfZHCKHUrFk

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