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Lough, Richard C.
Richard C. Lough, 55, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, at his Vinton home from heart failure. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home, Vinton, with Pastor Mark C. Urlaub officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.
He is survived by two sons, Christopher (Elizabeth Kies) of New York City, and Eric (Kristina) of Branford, Conn.; mother, Donna Lough of Vinton; maternal grandmother, Esther Waddle of Ottumwa; four brothers, Donald (Joanna) and Ray (Trish) Lough, all of Vinton, Cliff (Linda) Lough of Fairfax, and Charles (Frank) Lough of Quincy, Ill.; four sisters, Annette (Steven) Krug of Weldon, Cathy (Greg) Stein of Elberon, LaDonna (Jeff) Geiger of Vinton, and Genevieve (Doug) Almandinger of Marion; mother-in-law, Cathy Lerch (Russell) Funk of Weslaco, Texas; sister-in-law, Michelle Gaylord of Bellaire, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews.
Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home is caring for Richard and his family.
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