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Rita Lee Mangler
Rita Lee Mangler
Cedar Rapids
Rita Lee Mangler died Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Mercy Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1954, to Dave and Arlene (Feiereisen) Kacher in Cedar Rapids.
She is survived by her husband, Herb; sons, David, Richie and Darrell Lathrop; five grandchildren; brother, Larry Kacher; mother, Arlene Kacher; David, Duane, Richard, Mark Brubaker, Hannah and Mike Kacher and families; Colleen and Patty Kacher, Terri Kurtz; and a good friend Sharon Heins.
She was preceded in death by her father, Dave; infant son, Geoff; brother, Mike; grandparents, Henry and Florence Feiereisen; uncle, Butch; Marilyn Brubaker, and Henry L. Jr.
No services are planned. Cremation was held.
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