Louis Daniel "Dan" Rater (2001)
COX, DAWSON, GONZALES, LEIPERD, RATER, SCOTT, WAHE
Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 12/19/2006 at 15:56:08
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, February 14, 2001Louis Rater, Marshalltown
Louis "Dan" Rater, 67, died Feb. 12, 2001, of a kidney ailment at Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown where he had resided the past 16 months.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at Eureka Cemetery of rural Fontanelle with military rites performed by American Legion Post 184 of Winterset. Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.
Dan Rater was born Nov. 13, 1933, to Ira Daniel and Freda (Wahe) Rater of Adair. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict, he was a longtime resident of Madison County, having resided in Macksburg, Winterset and Truro. Dan had been employed at the Multi-Purpose Center in Winterset for eight years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son and a sister.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Rater of Winterset; five daughters, Ruth Gonzales (husband Rick) of West Des Moines, Risa Rater of Carbondale, Colo., Raejean Leiperd (husband Wim) of Hastings, Neb., and Terri Scott (husband Todd) and Kristy Cox both of Winterset; three sons, Robert Rater of Menasha, Wis., and Ray Dawson (wife Jane) and Ryan "Roscoe" Rater, both of Winterset; and 16 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
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