Rachel Lane Louden

Rachel Lane Louden, 25, of Indianapolis fell asleep Saturday evening, September 22, 2012 at her parent's home after a long illness. She is now awaiting the return of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Rachel was born April 28, 1987 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the oldest of two children of Robert and Denise Louden. Rachel attended elementary schools in Grand Rapids, MI and Bloomington, IL before moving to Indianapolis in 1999 where she attended Eastwood Middle School. She graduated from North Central High School in 2005 where she lettered in softball. During her summers she played travel softball, worked at David's Bridal and The Fox and Hound.

She graduated from Ball State University in 2009 with a Bachelors Degree in Sports Administration. She was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and served on several committees.
While at BSU she coordinated an on-campus Christian Fellowship for The Way International.
She interned at the IHSAA office in Indianapolis and most recently worked at the SportZone. Rachel fellowshipped with The Way International, New Knoxville, Ohio and in 2010 served as a Way Disciple, a part of her ministry's outreach/missionary program.

Rachel loved God, His Word, her family and the believers. She loved school and learning, and got excited every year buying new school supplies. She loved playing and watching sports and especially loved the Cincinnati Reds; she went to the games every summer with her dad and watched them on TV the rest of the time. She loved to hang out with the guys and watch the Colts games. She especially loved her Kappa Delta Sorority and all of her KD sisters. She had a funny and quick sense of humor and delighted in a good laugh; the sound of her and her brother laughing together was the music of our lives. She was a very determined young lady and we told her if she could take her stubbornness and turn it into perseverance, she could rule the world. She wanted things to be done in the right way and made us celebrate holidays and birthdays in a big way when we wanted to do less. She colored when she was sad and sang when she was happy. She loved to wear tiaras, colorful clothes and big earrings. She was courageous; she went to Austin, Texas with the Way Disciple program knowing that cancer had returned. Her faith and her strong will kept her alive much longer than expected. Her perseverance was inspiring to all those around her.

Rachel is survived by her parents, Robert and Denise Louden; and her brother, Jesse Louden; many wonderful aunts, uncles and cousins across the country; and a great number of Kappa Delta Sorority sisters and many close friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, October 4th at 6 pm at Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary, 11411 North Michigan Road. Family and friends are welcome at 5 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Way International or Kappa Delta Sorority.