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Rachael Morris Obituary

Rachael Morris, 94, of Red Wing, passed away at her home at Deer Crest in Red Wing on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.
    The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel in Lake City, with Fr. Joseph Pete officiating, Visitation will be from noon on Saturday until the time of service at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in the spring.
    Rachael Maurine McIntire was born Sept. 20, 1921 in Rochester to George and Norma (Hoffman) McIntire.  She graduated from high school in Rochester.  She married Cecil Morris on June 29, 1968 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
    Rachael owned and operated the Tin Cup antique shop in Zumbro Falls from 1974 to 1989.  During this time she also served on the Zumbro Falls City Council and served as mayor of Zumbro Falls for two terms.  In 1989 the Morris’ moved to Red Wing where she ran the Tin Cup from 1989 to 2005 when she retired.  Rachael was a member of the Red Wing Collectors Society and served as historian from 1991-1994.
    Rachael is survived by her four daughters, Virginia Halverson of Shakopee, Maureen Robertson of Mesa, Ariz., Marilyn Cassidy (Ed Crawford) of Phoenix, Ariz., and Colleen Valente (Stephen Butenhoff) of Red Wing; one son, Jerry Cassidy of Los Angeles, Calif.; one granddaughter, Kristine Anderson; and four great-grandchildren, Rachael, Taylor (Emily), Brennan Isle, and Cecily (Pat) Theis.  She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil on May 4, 2002, her parents, and brother, Maurice McIntire.
    Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel, Lake City.  Guest register may be signed online at www.schleicherfuneralhomes.com.
 

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