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Debra Loftsgard
DEBRA LOFTSGARD
Cedar Rapids
Debra K. Loftsgard, 56, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Elgin, passed away April 30, 2015, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, surrounded by family and friends. A visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Marion Lutheran Church, Gunder, with the service to follow at 1 p.m.
Deb was born May 24, 1958, to Ron and Judy Loftsgard, at the Postville Hospital.
She is survived by her parents; brothers, Dave (Kathy) Loftsgard and Drew (Kris) Loftsgard; grandmother, Betty Nims; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Glen Nims and Gilbert and Bessie Loftsgard; uncles, Bernard and Charles Loftsgard; aunt, Karol Helgerson; and cousins, Larry and Bernard Jr. Loftsgard.
Deb graduated from Valley High in Elgin, with the class of 1976, where she excelled in basketball, softball, band and chorus.
She followed Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball, having season tickets for several years. Seldom was she seen without a Hawkeye shirt.
She enjoyed being with all her many friends either in the Elgin or Cedar Rapids areas and at Bible study.
Deb was employed at Nordstrom in Cedar Rapids at the time of her death. She had previously worked at Arnberg Insulation in Postville, Bond's Tax Services in Wadena, Canteen in La Crosse, Wis., Signode Engineered Products in West Union and U.S. Cellular in Cedar Rapids.
Please attend in casual and/or Hawkeye attire.
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