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Busch, Loretta L.
Loretta L. Busch, 87, of Toledo, Iowa, formerly of rural Gladbrook, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook, with burial to follow at Crystal Cemetery in rural Toledo. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m.
She is survived by one son, Dan (Donna) Busch of Keystone; three daughters, Shirley (Ted) Pemberton of Tempe, Ariz., Colleen (Jim) Byrd of Wills Point, Texas and Judy (Stan) Hall of Frisco, Texas; a sister, Marlys Finzen of Dysart; a daughter-in-law, Maxine (Roger) Bottema of Dysart; a sister-in-law, Mercedes Hoeppner of Traer; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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