Donald E. Grauer

GRAUER, HAMAN, IRVING, HIRT, SCHROPP, TRESNAK, KOSINA, JIRAS

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 6/19/2009 at 15:19:49

Donald E. Grauer, 69, of 1315 Kirkwood Avenue in Iowa City, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from complications of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Don was born August 6, 1938, the son of George and Marie (Haman) Grauer. He graduated from Tiffin High School in 1957. He married Delores Irving on July 29, 1967. He loved the great outdoors, especially his favorite fishing holes and auto racing.

Survivors include his wife Delores; three children, Kevin Grauer of Iowa City, Jean Grauer of West Des Moines and R. Christine Grauer-Hirt of Coralville; two grandchildren, MacGwire Hirt and Gabrielle Hirt; four sisters, Hazel (Bud) Schropp of Cedar Rapids, Marianne Tresnak of Denver, Iowa, Audrey Kosina of Brighton and Eileen (Larry) Jiras of Oxford.

He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother.

Memorials can be directed to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City Hospice or the ALS Foundation (Lou Gehrig’s Disease Research).