Ronald Vincent Graeber 1937-1983

GRAEBER, BEAUMAN, BOETTCHER, OLSEN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/26/2013 at 01:05:47

Ronald Graeber
Estherville – Memorial services for Ronald Vincent Graeber, 45, Estherville, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Grace Episcopal Church with Father Robert Keirsey officiating. He died Monday evening, May 2, 1983, at his home in Estherville.

Fuhrman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.

Graeber was born Jan. 22, 1937 at Emmetsburg, the son of Lester and Avis Graeber. He moved with his family to Spirit Lake when a small child. He attended Arnolds Park Schools and was a graduate of the Spirit Lake High School. On October 30, 1956 he was united in marriage to Gwen M. Beauman, at Pocatello, Ida. Graeber was employed by the Maple Hill Lumber co. and he worked in their Spirit Lake and Estherville yards; and was also a post office employee. He was a member of the Grace Epsicopal Church.

Survivors include his wife, Gwen; a daughter, Marcia Graeber, Fort Collins, Colo.; three sons: David, Aurora, Colo.; Jeffrey in the United States Air Force and Andrew, Estherville; his parents, Lester and Avis Graeber, Spirit Lake; two sisters: Eileen Boettcher, Spirit Lake, Donna Olsen, Iowa Falls; one brother, Michael Graeber, New Orleans, La.

He was preceded in death by one brother, John Graeber. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 3, 1983)