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Bahr, Loretta J.
Loretta J. Bahr, 86, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Amana, died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Living Center West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Services: 11 a.m. Monday, June 25, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. until service time, Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be contributed to Camp Courageous in Loretta's memory.
Loretta is survived by her daughter, Nancy Skripsky and husband Bill of Walford; her so, n Kenny Joe and wife Connie of Goshen, Ind.; five grandchildren, Rob Jones (Lisa) of Temperance, Mich., Brenda Nejdl (Doug) of Belle Plaine, Jason Bahr of Fort Dodge, Andy Bahr of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Tiffany Arnett (Jason) of Fort Wayne, Ind.; eight great-grandchildren, Colton, Connor, Natalie and Brayden Bahr, Alison and Abigail Jones, and Brooke and Wyatt Nejdl; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth in 2003; two brothers, Cecil and Bob McWilliams; and four sisters, Burnetta Gerwig, Anita McWilliams, Grace Kelly and Juanita Schneekloth.
The family wishes to thank the staff of St. Luke's Hospital, Living Center West and Hospice of St. Luke's.
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Published in The Gazette June 24, 2012.
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