Corinne L. Rausch dies at 58
Corinne L. Rausch age 58 of Ionia died Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton with Rev. Brian Dellaert celebrating the Mass. Interment will be held at St. Boniface Cemetery Ionia, with Doug Pilon, Chad Rausch, Ben Rausch, Rachel Osmanski, Brianna Schmidt, Madison Rahlf, Courtney Rausch, and Lee Koenigsfeld serving as pallbearers.Friends may greet the family from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2016 at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at church on Saturday.Corinne Lucienne Rausch was born January 16, 1958, in Toul, France, the daughter of Monique Laine (Koenigsfeld) and later adopted by Frank Koenigsfeld. Corinne was a military child and moved to Arkansas at four years old. Corinne lived in Georgia, New York, Hawaii, and Germany before moving to New Hampton and Nashua where she graduated from Nashua High School in 1976. The day after graduation, Corinne started work at Winnebago in Forest City. Later, Corinne began working in New Hampton. It was during that time that she met her husband, Tim Rausch. Tim and Corinne were married on December 19, 1981, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Ionia. To this union five children were born: Amy, Dan, Laura, Brady and Evan. Corinne proudly raised her children at home until her family opened Raleigh Hill golf course. Corinne took an active part in starting the business and worked there part time. She was very passionate about Raleigh Hill and enjoyed her time there.Corinne had a joie de vivre and loved spending time boating on the Mississippi River, gardening, bowling, golfing, playing pool and going for rides in her 1979 Trans Am. Corinne was a talented cook and will be remembered for the many meals she served her family and friends. She enjoyed crocheting and often gave crocheted baby blankets as gifts. She had a love for music and attended many live concerts. Corinne loved spending time with her family and friends, especially during the holidays and always made sure to tell them "Love you more."Corinne is survived by her husband of 34 years, Tim of Ionia; two daughters, Amy (Mike) Lockie of New Hampton, Laura Rausch of Iowa City; three sons, Daniel (Sarah Reicks) Rausch of New Hampton, Brady Rausch of Ionia, Evan Rausch of Ionia; one grandson, Avery Throndson of New Hampton; one brother, Bob (Janelle) Koenigsfeld of Hudson; and one sister, Tina Rahlf of Lime Springs.She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Monique Koenigsfeld and one brother Donny Koenigsfeld.
