GREIMAN, Margaret H. (1914-2002)

GREIMAN, FORD, BRADE, TAFT, BLANK, EDEN, MCCAVITT, MEYER

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Date: 3/1/2019 at 12:34:06

Margaret Greiman
1914-2002

March 13, 2002

Margaret H. Greiman, 87, of Garner died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason City.

Funeral services were held Monday, March 11, at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with the Rev. Darrell Weber officiating. Music was provided by organist, Margaret Jass who accompanied congregational hymns and a vocal trio of Dorothy DeVary, Lynell Kohlmeyer and Karen Zenor. Ushers were Daryl Upmeyer, Virgil DeVary and Willis Davison.

Casket bearers were Matt Greiman, Tom Blank, Jeff Blank, Chris Eden, Brett Eden, Jason Eden, Robert Greiman and David Greiman. Interment was in the Concord Township Cemetery in Garner. The Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner was in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret Helen Greiman, the daughter of John and Mary (Ford) Brade, was born April 29, 1914, at Garner. She attended school in Garner where she graduated from high school in 1933.

On December 17, 1934, she was married to Floyd Benjamin Greiman at the Methodist parsonage in Garner. They lived in Garner where Margaret raised their family and worked at various jobs in town, including the Garner Leader for 15 years. She was manager of the Dairy Queen from 1968 to 1979. An outgoing, active person, she enjoyed playing cards, quilting and crafting.

She was an active member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church where she served as church secretary and historian for many years. She was a member of the County Cousins of Hancock County, serving as their first president. She also belonged to several clubs and organizations in the community over the years. including the Garner VFW Auxiliary.

She is survived by her four children, Jeanetta Taft of Mason City, JoAnn Blank of Peoria, Illinois, Judie Eden of Mason City and David Greiman and his wife, Jeanettee of Garner; 11 grandchildren, Jacqueline McCavitt of Peoria, Illinois, Thomas Blank and his wife, Lisa of Peoria, Jeff Blank and his wife, Jill of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jolyn Blank of Champagne, Illinois, Chris Eden and his wife, Lori of Mason City, Brett Eden and his wife, Kim of Mason City, Jason Eden and his wife, Patti of Mason City, Robert Greiman of Scottsdale, Arizona, Cindy Meyer and her husband, Tom of Mason City, David Greiman of Chandler, Arizona and Matt Greiman of St. Cloud, Minnesota; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; a sister, Marva Brade of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; three sisters; two infant sons, Glen and Carroll; a grandson, Scott Eden; and a son-in-law, Jack Blank.

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