Graves, Eleanor A. (1922 - 2017)

GRAVES, JOHNSON, GRAVES, BUTTERFIELD, POND, NIELSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/6/2017 at 20:45:19

Name of deceased: Eleanor Ann Graves (nee Pond)

Aged: 94 yrs, 8 mo, 30 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: April 20, 1922; Avoca, IA

Died: Jan. 19, 2017; Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Jan. 23, 2017; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Son, LeRoy Holtz; daughters, Shirley Holtz Johnson, & Maurine Graves Butterfield; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother, Maurice Pond; sister, Margaret Nielsen; and other relatives other relatives & friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Harry L. and Edith L. (nee Wasser) Pond; sister, Inez Nielsen; sister-in-law, Olive Pond; brothers-in-law, Vernon Nielsen and Eugene Nielsen; nephew, Wayne Nielsen; niece, Sharon Nielsen

Education: graduated from Shelby (IA) High School, Class of 1939, and then attended Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls, IA and acquired her teacher’s certificate.

Religious affiliation: member, Christ’s Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Alvin Holtz; 1942; location not provided. They divorced in 1960. (2) Ellsworth Graves; 1962; location not provided.

Employment: After receiving her teaching certificate, Eleanor taught in rural schools near Hancock, IA. Later, she ran a daycare and preschool center in Avoca, IA, for 8 years, then worked at Rem-Leadway in Shelby, IA for 13 years, and at the Harlan (IA) Crest Home for 10 years.

Hobbies/Interests: sewing; quilting

Sources: harlanonline.com; knodfm.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com