Lore DeCamp

LORE DECAMP

Marion

Lore DeCamp lost her long battle to Alzheimer's disease on July 10, 2015, at St Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after four years at Crestview Acres in Marion. The family held a private celebration of life. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in the near future.

Lore was born in Schwalhental, East Prussia, on Feb. 3, 1936, to Gertrude Frank, and was later adopted by her father, Anton Wagner, when her mother and family moved to Nuremberg, Germany. On March 14, 1952, at age 16, she met her future husband, Donald DeCamp, at a restaurant in old town Nuremberg. They married July 24, 1954, in Nuremberg, celebrating nearly 61 years together. Lore and Don lived in Mount Vernon, Iowa, with Eldon and Rosemonde DeCamp while Lore improved her English, and started their family. Lore worked as a nurse technician at St. Luke's for many years and later at Hy-Vee on Wilson Avenue.

Surviving are her husband, Don; three sons, Frank (Candy) of Cedar Rapids, Scott (Mary) of Mount Vernon and Ryan (Lori) of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren, Martin, Austin (Kelly), Andrew and Skylar; and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Gertrude Wagner of Nuremberg, Germany; D. Eldon and Rosemonde DeCamp of Cedar Rapids; aunt, Annie Meyer; and uncle, Alfred Frank of Germany.

Lore was always known for her beautiful and infectious smile, and fabulous dinner parties with her friends, as well as her wonderful cooking.

Friends who would like to memorialize Lore may do so with donations to the Alzheimer's Association or St. Luke's Hospice.

The entire DeCamp family would like to thank the staff at St. Luke's and Crestview Acres for its care to Lore.