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Lenora M. (White) DeReus (2006)

DEREUS, WHITE, GOOD, JONES, CASSADY

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 3/15/2013 at 07:53:03

Des Moines Register – Des Moines, Iowa
August 15, 2006 Metro pg 5

DeSoto

Lenora M. DeReus, 87, long-time resident of DeSoto, Iowa, passed away Sunday August 13, 2006 at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday August 17 at Altoona United Methodist Church with burial at Fairview Cemetery near DeSoto. Friends may call Wednesday at McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Lenora was born September 10, 1918 in Farrar, Iowa, to Samuel B. and Bessie Lou (Good) White. She grew up in Runnells and graduated from Runnells High School in 1936. On August 9, 1939, she married Darrell DeReus of Runnells. After living in Reasoner, Iowa, Darrell and Lenora moved to the DeSoto area in 1943.

Lenora touched many lives in the volunteer work she provided for her church, community and neighborhood. She held many positions in the DeSoto United Methodist Church. She cared for many children within her home, besides being very popular with her neighbors and the community. Lenora displayed a loving servant’s heart for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Lenora is survived by daughters, Karen (Bob) Jones of Van Meter; Kora DeReus of DeSoto; Pam Cassady of DeSoto; sons Dale (Nancy) of Cedar Rapids and Rod (Kathy) of Huxley. She leaves sixteen grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, three brothers, Byron (Maxine) White of Indianola, Ordie (Helen) White of Runnells, and Bob (Virginia) White of Runnells.

Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell, three brothers and two sisters.

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