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Lorena M. Wauters

Lorena Mae Wauters, 86, of rural Elberon, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 in her home following a sudden illness.  Services will be 10:00 AM Friday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Belle Plaine by Rev. Mike Mescher.  Burial will be in National Cemetery, Vining.  Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 PM Thursday at the Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine where there will be a Vigil Service at 7:00 P.M.

 

She is survived by daughters, Kathleen Wauters of Chicago and Linda Wauters (Robin) Roberts of Minneapolis; son, Dennis of Elberon; granddaughters, Alana Wauters of Portland, OR and Justina Roberts of Minneapolis.

 

Lorena Mae Wauters, age 86, of Elberon, IA, was born on May 15, 1923 in rural Richland Township, Tama County.  She was the daughter of Goburn Lee Davis and Dessie Mae Rich Davis.  Lorena died on June 21, 2009 at her rural home in Elberon.

 

She received her teaching certificate from Iowa State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls, and was a teacher at Lone Oak School Number 3 and at Otter Creek in Tama County.  She was a receptionist at Penick and Ford in Cedar Rapids.  She loved antiques, bird watching, and flowers.

 

She was united in marriage to Leonard Remi Wauters on April 7, 1947 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Belle Plaine.

 

Lorena is preceded in death by her husband Leonard in 1974; her parents; her three brothers, Leonard Davis, Donald Davis, and Richard Davis; and her two sisters, Wilma Davis and Florence Davis.

 

Survivors include her children, Dennis Wauters, Linda Wauters Roberts, and Kathleen Wauters; and her two grandchildren, Alana Wauters and Justina Roberts.