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Mary Lynn Rusch
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Aug. 20, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
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August 11, 2025
PORTAGE - Mary Lynn Rusch, age 78, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Fr. Randy Timmerman presiding. Inurnment will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.
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Pflanz Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage (www.pmmfh.com), is assisting the family.
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