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Please share this invite to anyone who might miss it here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/ruthoffen-col.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNVNwNkk3dVBVM2JoZGljSXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5QMDJe6DOwGahT7WUPHb-IerAVvcwnf4mIDwIBmXoIXe-QJ_yqxf7GBPUMFQ_aem_clXheWg1jLLJ8zXvPc8nqg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RuthOffen-COL.com<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please make sure to RSVP!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Zack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.\u201d Lets all get together to Celebrate the Life and Memory of my mother Ruth Offen! 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