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Lelah Gerdena Rucker Main

Birth	:	15 Jan 1927 Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 2020 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7158012, -93.0598984
Plot	:	Sec 2 Lot 159 Block 19
Description	:	Lelah died on Friday morning, July 10, 2020, at her home. A time of remembrance and celebration of life at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. Burial in Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please designate memorials to the Jasper County Historical Society or First United Methodist Church. Lelah G. Main, 93, the daughter of Lee Raymond and Elizabeth (Keller) Rucker, was born on January 15, 1927, in rural Newton. She was a graduate of the Newton Senior High, Class of 1945. She attended Colorado University in Bolder, for a... Read More	Lelah died on Friday morning, July 10, 2020, at her home. A time of remembrance and celebration of life at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. Burial in Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please designate memorials to the Jasper County Historical Society or First United Methodist Church. Lelah G. Main, 93, the daughter of Lee Raymond and Elizabeth (Keller) Rucker, was born on January 15, 1927, in rural Newton. She was a graduate of the Newton Senior High, Class of 1945. She attended Colorado University in Bolder, for a year. On September 21, 1947, Lelah married Robert D. Main in Newton. A lifelong resident of Jasper County, she was employed by the US Postal Service, as a clerk, retiring after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Jasper County Historical Society, Richland Grange, Spirit of 76 Questers, VFW Auxiliary, DAR, 20 plus year with RSVP, Genealogical Society, and First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs, volunteer work, antiquing, yearly class reunions, and mini class reunions and her family and friends. Lelah is survived by her two daughters, Margaret (Doug) Shafer of Tracy, and their children, Jennifer (Michael) Doyle, Janet (Charles) Smith, Julie (DJ) Reed and Jolene (Jon) Liebl; and Carol (Gregg) Trease of Newton, and their children, Ben (Val) Moore, Heather Moore (Justin Faircloth) Branne (Dan) Fitzgerald and Sara Ware; fourteen great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, LaVena Fries and Dorothy Balbiani; brother-in-law Bill (Jan) Main; nieces; nephews; a special friend Frieda DeHaai; and many friends, with many thanks to her caregiver Vickie Moore. Lelah was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Robert in 1997; a daughter Nancy Jo Harris on March 7, 2020; and her three brothers, Herb, Kelly, and Carroll Rucker. Obituary and picture courtesy of Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa

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Lelah Gerdena Rucker Main death on 10 Jul 2020 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7158012
Longitude: -93.0598984

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Robert Dale Main

(1926 - 1997)

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Nancy Jo Main Harris

(1963 - 2020)

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