Loretta Leah Rush's Obituary
Loretta L. Rush of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at the age of 77 years. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Loretta moved to Leesburg one year ago from Deer Creek, Illinois. She was an active member of New Life Baptist Church in Leesburg, where she met several friends and loved spending time with her church family. She was a very caring person and enjoyed making mats for the homeless. She was preceded in death on January 12, 2011 by her husband, Orin Eugene Rush, Sr. after 54 years of marriage. Loretta is remembered and will be dearly missed by her son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Regenia Rush of Brentwood, TN; daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Jesse Mason of Pontiac, Illinois; daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Donnie Mathis of Crittenden, Kentucky, brother Herky Dowling of Las Vegas, Nevada; sisters, Laura Rademacher of Jackson, Mississippi and Harriett Tarnowski of Las Vegas; as well as 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Family and friends are invited to gather for viewing on Monday, July 9 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm with a funeral ceremony starting at 3:00 pm at the New Life Baptist Church in Leesburg.
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