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Rouse, Lora Marie
Lora Marie Rouse, 75, passed from this life to her eternal home on Friday, March 4, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital.A private family memorial and cremation was held at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Lora is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert James; daughters, Kim (Mark) Schroeder of Streamwood, Ill., and Linda (Douglas) Deaton of Cedar Rapids; three grandsons, Jason (Monique) Schroeder of Lake of the Hills, Ill., John Robert (Katie) Deaton of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Aaron (Jerica Moore) Deaton of Cedar Rapids; three great-grandchildren, Kristen, Allison and William; her sister, Billie Mae (Marvin) Leach of Baldwyn, Miss.; brother-in-law, William Strukel of Florida; and nieces and nephews, Shelia (Dennis) Harvey, Jason (Stephanie) Leach, Deanna Anderson, Robert Strukel, Michael Strukel and John Strukel.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Lavelle Hutcheson; her sister, Maxine Strukel; and nephew, Donald Strukel.
Lora was deeply loved by her family and friends. She will be dearly missed.
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