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Russell Donald Rains

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Russell Donald Rains

Birth
Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, USA
Death
23 Jul 2020 (aged 93)
Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Russell Donald Rains, 93, of Beloit, WI, died on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Alden Meadow Park Health Care Center, Clinton, WI.

He was born on August 9, 1926 in Renssalaer, IN, the son of Ames and Myrtle (Siders) Rains. Russell was a 1946 graduate of Illinois School for the Deaf. He married Ingibjorg Einarsdottir on October 22, 1955 in Rockford, IL. She predeceased him on August 17, 2003.

Russell was employed by Ingersoll Milling Company for 34 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Rockford Center for Sight and Hearing, Rockford Deaf Senior Citizen Club and the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf. Russell was also a member and president of the Rockford Silent Club and the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Delavan, WI.

Survivors include his two sons nd nieces.

He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, John and Francis; and infant nephew, William.

Graveside Service for Russell will be at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL, with Reverend William Wagner officiating.
Russell Donald Rains, 93, of Beloit, WI, died on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at Alden Meadow Park Health Care Center, Clinton, WI.

He was born on August 9, 1926 in Renssalaer, IN, the son of Ames and Myrtle (Siders) Rains. Russell was a 1946 graduate of Illinois School for the Deaf. He married Ingibjorg Einarsdottir on October 22, 1955 in Rockford, IL. She predeceased him on August 17, 2003.

Russell was employed by Ingersoll Milling Company for 34 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Rockford Center for Sight and Hearing, Rockford Deaf Senior Citizen Club and the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf. Russell was also a member and president of the Rockford Silent Club and the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Delavan, WI.

Survivors include his two sons nd nieces.

He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, John and Francis; and infant nephew, William.

Graveside Service for Russell will be at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL, with Reverend William Wagner officiating.


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