Obituaries
July 14, 2017

JANICE MCKITRICK RAUSCH

By Jacob Runnels

Janice McKitrick Rausch, 89, a lifetime resident of Union County, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville.
The Rev. Jacob D. Heino will officiate a memorial service at noon Tuesday at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where the family will receive friends a...

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