Mary Sue Graettinger 1950- 2021

GRAETTINGER

Posted By: Barry R Huntsinger (email)
Date: 10/31/2021 at 10:49:28

Mary Sue Graettinger was born in Estherville, Iowa on March 11, 1950, to Al and Violet Graettinger and grew up on the family farm near Graettinger. She was the youngest of six children, graduating from Graettinger, Iowa High School in 1968. Mary pursued nursing at Creighton University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1972. After graduation, Mary worked at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. She later moved to St. Louis, Missouri where she enjoyed working as a Home Health nurse. While living in St. Louis, she became a passionate fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and took winter trips to their spring training camp in Florida. Mary enjoyed summer trips to Graettinger for reunions with her siblings and their spouses.

In 2013, Mary relocated to Milford, Iowa to be closer to family. She passed-away on October 23, 2021, at Valley View Care Center in Armstrong, Iowa following an extended illness.

Mary is survived by 4 siblings: sisters Gayle Duncan of Iowa City,Iowa, Jean Elsenbast of Graettinger, and Carol Strabala of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and brother Steve (Barb) of Punta Gorda, Florida. She is also survived by 18 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Vince Graettinger.

The funeral service was held Saturday, October 30, 2021 at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville with interment at St. Jacob's Catholic Cemetery in Graettinger.

(Source: Henry-Olson Funeral Home, Estherville, Iowa.)