Lauren A. Rehwinkel,40, of Morgantown, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 23, 2023, after a battle with brain cancer. Lauren was born on September 1, 1982, to Brian Rehwinkel and Rosemarie DeStefano.
Lauren is survived by her two amazing sons, Michael D. Rehwinkel and James A. Strahin, both of Morgantown; father, Brian A. Rehwinkel (Tammy Turner Clark) of Morgantown; mother, Rosemarie DeStefano of Fairmont; her two sisters, Melissa Rehwinkel Gunter (Frank Clemmer) of Uniontown, Pa., and Katie Howell (Erik) of Morgantown; one niece, Bailley; and two nephews, Morrison and Jaxon; as well as many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Lauren is preceded in death by her grandparents, Alfred J Rehwinkel (2001), Catherine M. Rehwinkel (2015), Louis DeStefano (1991) and Amelia (Amy) J. Lalli-DeStefano (2005).
Lauren was born in Plainview, New York, and grew up in Central Islip, New York, until 1998 when her family moved to Morgantown. Lauren graduated class of 2000 at Morgantown High School.
Lauren has since created a wonderful life for herself and her boys in Morgantown. She worked as a dispatcher at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital and loved her job and the people she worked with. She was an amazing mother, sister, daughter and friend. Lauren was always a friendly person even as a child and she was always a friend to the friendless. She was always her unique self no matter what anyone said, she was a little wild, fun and loved her music. If you knew Lauren you knew she loved to cook and was very good at it. She was always ready to feed someone. Above all else her boys were everything to her and they brought her the most happiness. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in Lauren’s memory to the WVU Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, by mailing a check to: WVU Cancer Institute Office of Philanthropy P.O. Box 9600 Morgantown, WV 26505-9300
Family and friends are invited to gather in support of the family at McCulla Funeral Home, 770 Fairmont Rd, Westover, from 2-6 pm. on Tuesday, May 30. Following the visitation, McCulla Funeral Home will provide cremation service.
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