Grap, Carmella Jane (Pursell) Wingert (1932 - 2021)

GRAP, WINGERT, PURSELL, BIRNLEY, GARDNER, KNECHT, KRAMER, KOCH, BENDON, KLEFFMAN, BLUM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/2/2021 at 14:43:10

Name of deceased: Carmella Jane Wingert Grap (nee Pursell)

Aged: 88 yrs, 10 mo, 28 days

Residence: Portsmouth, IA

Born: Aug. 6, 1932; Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 4, 2021; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, July 9, 2021; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Children, Alan (spouse, Colleen) Wingert of Buckeye, AZ, Barry (spouse, Terri) Wingert of Bellevue, NE, Peggy (spouse, Al) Birnley of Council Bluffs, IA, and Paul (spouse, Lori) Wingert of Harlan, IA; daughter-in-law, Debbie Wingert of Denison, IA; Donovan’s children, Cheryl (spouse, Jim) Gardner of Waterloo, IA, Gayle Grap of Council Bluffs, IA, Rodney (spouse, Jenny) Grap of Council Bluffs, IA, and Lee Ann (spouse, Robert) Knecht of Pacific Junction, IA; 22 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; siblings; Mary Ann Kramer of Council Bluffs, IA, Paul (spouse, Betty) Pursell of Scottsdale, AZ, Elaine (spouse, Walter) Koch of Council Bluffs, IA and Jerry (spouse, Anna) Pursell of New River, AZ; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Eldene (nee Bendon) Pursell; first husband, Leo; second husband, Donovan; son, Wayne Wingert; siblings, Jane Pursell, Kathleen Kleffman, Loretta Blum, and Gene Pursell

Education: Attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Portsmouth, IA

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Leo Wingert; Oct. 4, 1949; St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, Shelby County, IA (2) Donovan Grap; Aug. 27, 1977; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Employment: After her marriage, she worked on the family farm while raising her children. The family moved to Arizona in 1952 but returned to Iowa in 1965 and took over operation of the Pursell Family Farm.

Hobbies/Interests: With Donovan, they would winter in Arizona; was very active in her community and helped the neighborhood ladies with making meals for others as well as baking pies; loved to quilt and read

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com