Lauretta "Lou" (Lloyd) Serbousek, 76, of Swisher, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Lou was born on June 8, 1942 to Orville Lloyd and Arlene Lloyd-Sauer.  She graduated from Prairie High School in the class of 1960, where she met her husband, John W. Serbousek. Lou worked in the College Community School district for 29 years as a paraprofessional.  All of the students over the years always remember Lou as "the chocolate lady" who gave the best hugs in the world!

Lou is survived by her husband, John W.; 2 children John (Angie) Serbousek and Kim (Curt) Cline; grandchildren Lindsey (Mike) Meier, Sarah (Matt) Musil, Paige (Mark) Becicka, Andrew (Meghan) Serbousek, Brennan Cline, Mikaela Cline and Taylor Cline; great grandchildren Ayden, Brody and Caylee Meier, Luke and Levi Musil and Charleston and Sawyer Becicka; her brother Larry Lloyd, sisters Penny (Bud) Scolero, Kathy (Mark) McCalley, Sharon (Monte) Barton, Sandy (Monte) Rierson, Judy (Kent) Bunn; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by father Orville, step-father Ronald, mother Arlene and in-laws Myra and Leonard Serbousek; sisters Connie Broderson and Rhonda Snow, a brother Newton Ray; a sister-in-law Rita Serbousek and a granddaughter Madison Cline.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Monday, September 24, 2018 at Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.