E. Lorraine Rutz E. Lorraine "Pat" Rutz, 85, of 7225 Linn Benton Road, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital as a result of double pneumonia. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Atkins, by the Rev. Doug Woltemath. She was cremated.

Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her husband, Burton; and children, Nicolette of Ames, Mark of Hutchinson, Minnesota; Lynn of North Little Rock, Arkansas; and Heather of Baltimore, Maryland.

She is also survived by four grandchildren.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Louis Becker.

Pat was born July 28, 1923, in Chicago to Walter and Viola Becker. She studied under Esther Goodwin at the American Conservatory to become a classic concert singer. She was also very accomplished on the violin and piano, and at dance. She attended Wright Junior College and Iowa State College, where she met her husband, Burton J. Rutz. They married at Memorial Lutheran Church, Ames, on October 16, 1948.

They recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. Pat resided in Cedar Rapids with Burton since 1950. Pat worked as a secretary for Westinghouse, Brinks Inc., Helene Curtis and The Gazette. Pat was active in Sweet Adelines and Bethany Lutheran and Good Shepherd Lutheran Churches.

Instead of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Central Lutheran School in Newhall.

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