Born in Brooklyn, New York on the 27th of May 1939 to Sadye and Morris Cooper, Rhea married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Loren in 1958 and had 2 children Shari and Jeffrey.
Rhea is preceded in death by her parents Sadye & Morris, sister Ellen and daughter Shari.
She is survived by her son Jeff (Cathy), grandsons Scotty, Ethan, and Aiden, great grandson Leo, niece Felice (Ricky), dear friend Laverne and many other family and friends.
In the 70’s Rhea decided to leave New York and Moved to Navajo, Arizona where she & her husband ran an RV campground on the Navajo Indian Reservation. She stayed there for several years before moving to Tucson where she & Bob opened 2 restaurants; Lorenzo’s and Deli Heaven at the University of Arizona.
After divorcing in the mid 1980’s Rhea moved back to New York for a few years before returning to Tucson to be closer to family. She worked as a legal secretary until she retired and spent the rest of her life enjoying her grandsons.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation or St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
May she rest in peace and love.
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