Vincent Francis Grabin, 08 Apr 1919 – 19 Jun 2011

GRABIN, ERUSHA GUNNETTE, STRATTON, SHERMAN, WILSON

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 8/26/2011 at 16:21:43

Funeral services for Vincent F. Grabin, 92, rural Oxford, were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 24, at the Oxford United Methodist Church. He died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the home of his daughter.

The Rev. Diane Townsley and the Rev. Sue-Ellen Grabin Sherman officiated at the service.

Burial with full military rites was held in the Grabin Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Oxford United Methodist Church or Iowa City Hospice.

Lensing Funeral Service, Iowa City, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.lensingfuneral.com .

Vincent Francis Grabin was born April 8, 1919, on his parents farm north of Oxford, the son of Frank “Scout” and Elizabeth (Erusha) Grabin.

He married Kathryn V. Gunnette Feb. 6, 1944, at the home of her parents in Iowa City. A lifelong resident of Oxford, he farmed with his brothers north of Oxford his entire life. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1947.

He was a member of the Oxford United Methodist Church, Oxford American Legion, Farm Bureau and the Johnson County Cattleman’s Association. He also served as a trustee on the Oxford Township Board. He worked at the Oxford Sale Barn for over 40 years.

He enjoyed carpentry work, caring for his horses and cattle and was devoted to the land he loved. He was a hard worker, a faithful church member and trustee. He was a loving husband, a devoted father and a wonderful grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.

Grabin is survived by his wife; his children and their spouses, Gayle A. Stratton, rural Oxford; Samuel S. and Sammy Grabin, North Liberty, and Sue-Ellen G. and Brian Sherman, Wapello; one brother and his wife, Raymond J. and Dorothy Grabin, rural Oxford; two sisters, Elsie A. Wilson and Betty Mae Grabin, both Lantern Park, Coralville; grandchildren and their spouses, Benjamin V. and Dawn Stratton, New York, N.Y., and Christopher S. and Amber Grabin, Homestead; great-grandchildren, Logan, Bryten and Stormy, and one sister-in-law, Betty June Grabin, rural Oxford.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, William P. Grabin.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 30 Jun 2011, page 9