ard. The abundance of produce was canned or frozen and shared. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church and Altar Society. Prayer and saying the rosary was a daily practice. She valued and supported Catholic education. Every year she contributed many caramel apples, crafts and sewing items to St. John Bazaar. She sewed and made quilts for her children and grandchildren. Rachel researched the family genealogy. Her father, Lorenz Gisch, emigrated to the US from Austria-Hungary through Ellis Island which she visited in her travels. She is survived by her eleven children, Jean (Richard E.) Leute of East Dubuque, IL, Helen Hamilton of Cincinnati, OH, Alice (William) Medlyn of Rochester, MN, Paul (Cheryl) of Bancroft, Leo (Dr. Theresa) of Algona, Mark (Diane) Hamilton of Ankeny, David (Ann) Hamilton of Glidden, John (Angela) Hamilton of Cedar Falls, Philip (Marcia) Hamilton of Bettendorf, Carl (Jodi) Hamilton of Boone, and Jason (Adrienne) Hamilton of Fort Dodge. She is also survived by 29 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Harold Hamilton of Minneapolis, MN, and Martin Hamilton of St. Charles, MO; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Luke, on August 4, 1983; brothers, John (Mary) Gisch, Larry (Nina) Gisch, and Barney (Irene) Gisch; and sisters Mary (Joe) Lichter, Fern (Bill) Specht, Dorothy (Wilfred) Kohlhaas, and Ruth (Duane) Arend. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Rachel's name to St John the Baptist Church or St Cecilia Church.