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Robert Rushe Obituary
McKeesport, PA and was lovingly married for 27 years to Ann (Lauten). They met while both worked at Walt Disney World, when Bob was a member of the Fife and Drum Corp. Their union was one of shared interests--they earned their Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees together, they traveled to interesting places, they pursued their careers and most importantly, they made a loving home for their children John Rushe and Carol Rushe Cooley. Their home has always been a welcoming place for their extensive network of
family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Laverne. In addition to Ann, John and Carol, he leaves behind his son-in-law William Lee Cooley, II and grandson William Lee Cooley (Trey) III, Iris Meletiche and her children JohnEric and Yamelis, his uncle, Glen Lower (McKeesport, PA) his wife's siblings Kathy Lauten, Fred Lauten (Shelley) Carol Herndon (Tom O'Neill), Patsy Kruppenbacher (Frank), Mary Reynolds (Bob), 13 nieces and nephews, two grandnephews and many special friends. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 1st at 3PM at
Woodlawn Funeral Home, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road, Gotha, FL. 407-293-1361
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for Robert Rushe
5 Entries
Cynthia & John Eno
November 4, 2008
Dear Ann
Bob will be missed by all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Paul Egleston
November 1, 2008
Ann We are so sorry to hear of Bob's passing. We have been praying for him since Kelly told us he had cancer.
Paul (Kelly's dad)Egleston
haydee santiago
October 31, 2008
lafamilia meletiche santiago desde puerto rico queremos expresar nuestro mas sentido pesame desde la distancia nos unimos a su dolor
Patrick Zink
October 31, 2008
Bob certainly made the Rushe home warm and inviting to friends. I will truly miss visiting with him on my trips to Florida. God Bless!
Shelley Lauten
October 31, 2008
Dearest Ann,
As I was preparing Bob's video, I came across this poem below--it reminded me so much of Bob and you. I hope it provides you some comfort...
We are all here for you..
Love,
Shelley
Music, when soft voices die
Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory—
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the beloved's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
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