Loretta Kinzie

LORETTA KINZIE

Cedar Rapids

Loretta Kinzie passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Aug. 24, 2014, at the age of 97. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. A visitation will begin at 2 p.m., before the service.

She was born Loretta Loughlin on July 29, 1917, and raised in the South Chicago neighborhood of St. Brendan Parish. She grew up surrounded by her extended family in that lively Irish Catholic neighborhood. Loretta graduated from Parker High and Jackson Park School of Nursing as a registered nurse. She often reminisced fondly about life in the 1920s. '30s and '40s in her beloved Chicago.

Loretta and her husband, Don, moved to Cedar Rapids in the 1960s where they shared a wonderful life together.

Loretta was a voracious reader and followed politics closely. She was a talented needle worker, often giving gifts made from her delicate handiwork. In later years, she enjoyed visits to and from relatives and took trips to Europe, including Ireland. She was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church and a supporter of the Xavier Foundation.

In her passing, Loretta joins her husband, Don; and their dog, Tiny; parents, James R. and Loretta (Driscoll) Loughlin; older brother, John C.; grandma, Margaret Driscoll; close cousin, Sister Patricia Eileen Consier OP; and aunts, "Nett" (Consier), "Jo" and "Glad" Loughlin; and many other relatives.

She is survived by her best friend, Garlene Knight; her neighbors of 42 years, the Knight family; caregivers and friends at Higley Mansion Care Center and Promise House; and St. Pius visitor, Pat Day.

Also, the many

other neighbors and acquaintances who enjoyed friendship with Loretta and Don through the years.

Condolences may be left at www.cedar

memorial.com under "obituaries."