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Brecke 50th Anniversary

Brecke 50th Anniversary

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Brecke 50th Anniversary

Brecke 50th Anniversary

Rod and Louise (Pratt) Brecke celebrated their

anniversary with a family trip to Branson, MO. They were married on August 19, 1967 in Cedar Rapids. They have two daughters, Michelle (Jon) LaMere and Alissa (Bruce) Borrett. They have four grandsons, Zach, Caleb, Andrew and Noah Borrett.

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She couldn’t get to Cedar Rapids, but that didn’t stop her from painting these murals.

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