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Earl P. Rau

Belleville, Illinois

1916 - 2012

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Earl RauEarl P. Rau, 96, of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Dammert Geriatric Center in Belleville, Ill., formerly of Waterloo, Ill., born Aug. 26, 1916, in St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Earl was the former owner and operator of Rau's IGA,...

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I am saddened to learn of Earl's passing. He was a delight and I was honored to know him during my 8 years working at the Apartment Community of Our Lady of the Snows. A contemporary of my father, who also served in the Air Force in Burma, his many colorful stories elicited fondn memories of my father. It was a priviledge to know you, Earl. I know you relish your reunion with your beloved Coralynn. Peace, always.

Gary & the Rau family,
We are saddened for your loss, and will include your father in our prayers. May his soul, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Pam & Ev Kalkbrenner

Gary & all the Rau family,

Earl & I shared a wonderful friendship here at the Shrine. I will always remember our hallway discussions along with neighbor Bill Healy. Earl - "Rest in Peace my friend".

John Halton

I am so saddened by the passing of Mr. Rau. We will sure miss his phone calls and visits to our office.

My condolences and prayers to the Rau family. I have fond memories of shopping at Rau's. Your mom and dad always welcomed their customers with a smile and friendly conversation, and even though I was very young when your mom passed away, I attended the funeral with our class and remember, vividly, the heartache and love that was so apparent on your dad's face. Tom, my prayers go out to you, your brothers, and all of your family.

To the family of Earl, you had a wonderful father, grandfather and I'm so thankful I got to know Earl as I did. You all are in my thoughts & prayers. May God bless you all. He will be missed greatly!

I will surely miss Earl coming to our office for his doctor visits. Knowing him for over 15 yrs.,under the care of Dr. Bryan and then under Dr. Shawahin. He had a very sweet personality. RIP Earl. Your medical assistant

My sympathy and prayers to the Rau family.I worked at the store in the 50's. They were great people to work for and a fun place to work.I still remember when they would bring James and Gary to the store. May God give you peace and comfort in your time of grief.