Graeve, Jack Ray (1956 - 2020)

GRAEVE, KILIBARDA, MICHELS, FOSTER, WAGEMAN, SCHOMERS, FINKEN, STOLZ

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/28/2020 at 15:46:42

Name of deceased: Jack Ray Graeve

Aged: 64 yrs, 2 mo, 23 days

Residence: Des Moines, Polk County, IA (formerly of Earling, Shelby County, IA)

Born: Aug. 20, 1956; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Nov. 12, 2020; Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Funeral services: Private: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earling, IA; burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Siblings, Phil (spouse, Harriet) Graeve of Defiance, IA, Ed (spouse, Mary Kay) Graeve of Denison, IA, Ken (spouse, Dixie) Graeve of Brookfield, WI, Bob (spouse, Sue) Graeve of Omaha, NE, Neil (spouse, Jolene) Graeve of Tucson, AZ, Mary Kilibarda (spouse, Frank) of Courtland, MN, Ann Graeve of Mason City, IA, Pat Michels (spouse, Joe) of Panama, IA, Kathy Foster (spouse, Denny) of Land O'Lakes, FL, Teresa Wageman of Westphalia, IA and Rose Schomers (spouse, Dave) of Westphalia, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Raymond Frederick Graeve and Alice Magdeline (nee Finken) Stolz; brother, Mark Graeve
Education: Attended grade school in Earling, IA and then graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1974

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA

Military service: U. S. Army, stationed overseas; was a parachutist; honorably discharged

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: After his military service, he was employed at a locker in Des Moines, IA, and then worked for the post office until he retired

Hobbies/Interests: an excellent artist, with a talent for sketching and drawing; fishing; listening to music of all kinds; playing cards; golfing; and watching the Masters on TV

Sources: knodfm.com; findagrave.com; newspapers.com, Harlan News-Advertiser