John C. Rausch

January 1, 1918 - March 28, 2008

Funeral service for John C. Rausch, 90, Winter Garden, Fla., formerly of DeLand, who died March 28, 2008, at the home of his grandson, Ben, in Winter Garden, will be 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand. Interment will be held privately.

Mr. Rausch was born in Oelwein, Iowa and moved to this area in 1975 from Waterloo, Iowa. He retired as a data processing manager with John Deere for 28 years. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army Air Corps. He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion, the Air Force Association, the First Baptis Church of Winter Garden and a former member of the Elks.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Garvey Rausch; his son, William C. Rausch; and his son-in-law, Philip Bryant. Survivors include his three daughters, Betsy (Dale) Kelly, Winter Garden, Jacquelyn Bryant, Port Royal, SC, Susan (Mark) Blocker, DeLand and seven grandchildren, Ben (Alison) Kelly, Michael (Nichole) Kelly, Shawn (Staci) Kelly, Megan Summers, Katie Bryant, Brittany (Matthew) Levon and Amy Ruth Blocker and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Comforter, 480 W. Central Parkway, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 or to the Collide Fund at the First Baptist Church of Winter Garden, 125 East Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787. We invite you to sign the Guest Book maintained by the Daytona Beach News Journal.