Greufe, Vernon William (1925-1986)

GREUFE, ENGELHART, BULLIS, EHN, KELLNER, MCCOY, SONGER

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 10/16/2016 at 11:45:54

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, Monday, March 3, 1986

Vernon W. Greufe, 60, a longtime Blairsburg area farmer, died Friday evening [February 28] at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls, following a sudden illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Williams with Fr Louis Zee officiating. Scripture service will be at 8 p.m. tonight at Foster's Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery in Williams, with graveside flag folding services to be conducted by American Legion Post 633.

Friends may call at the funeral home until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Vernon William Greufe, son of William and Frances Engelhart Greufe, was born Aug. 28, 1925, on a farm north of Blairsburg. He was educated in rural schools in the area. He graduated from Blairsburg high school in 1944. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Marines.

On Feb. 20, 1950, he married Roberta Bullis at Williams. The couple farmed in the Blairsburg area. He also was employed by the Hamilton County ASCS office for many years.

Survivors include three sons and five daughters, Larry of Atlantic, Marcia (Mrs. Dennis) Ehn, Pomeroy, Wayne of Blairsburg; Jolene (Mrs. Tony) Kellner, Lansing, Mich., Deann, Iowa City; Angela of Ankeny; Paul of Iowa City; and Karen of Iowa Falls, eight grandchildren; two sisters and two brothers, Mary Ann (Mrs. Neal) McCoy, Orinda, Calif., Norman F. of Duncombe, William D. of Blairsburg, and Barbara (Mrs. Ronald) Songer, Denison.

He was preceded in death by one son and his parents.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the American Legion Post 633 of Williams, Blairsburg Lions and longtime member of the Blairsburg cooperative.