Maroldine Grabe 1940 - 2022

GRABE, JOLLEY, SMITH, IRWIN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/23/2022 at 05:21:39

Sioux City Journal
11 August 2022

Maroldine Grabe

Sioux City, formerly Kingsley, Iowa

Maroldine Grabe, 81, of Sioux City and formerly of Kingsley passed Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at Bickford Cottage in Sioux City.

Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley with visitation one hour prior to the memorial service. A private family burial will be held at Greenwood cemetery, Pierson, Iowa. Online condolences may be sent to rohdefh.com.

Maroldine was born Aug. 25, 1940, the daughter of Marold B. and Frances L. (Jolley) Smith in Sioux City. She grew up in Sioux City, graduating from East High School in 1958, where she participated in band, choir, operetta and The Dreamaires. She then attended and graduated from Morningside College in 1962 with a B.A. degree.

She soon started teaching at newly recognized Woodbury Central school. She was a celebrated high school English, Speech and Drama teacher. She also happily directed numerous high school plays. Members of her family and friends often remarked they couldn't go anywhere without a former student of hers excitedly calling out to her!

She and Andy Irwin were married Aug. 4, 1986, in Elk Point, S.D. They enjoyed many summer fishing trips. Andy passed on Sept. 13, 1994. She married Art Grabe on June 20, 1998, at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Correctionville, Iowa. Maroldine and Art farmed until he passed away Dec. 5, 2010. Following his passing Maroldine continued to live in the Kingsley and Sioux City area until moving to Bickford Cottage in Sioux City.

She is survived by her sons, Robert (Christine) Armstrong of Fond du Lac, Wis., and Todd Armstrong of Sioux Falls, S.D.; nine grandchildren; stepsons, Dan (Lynn) Irwin of Pierson, Brad (Deanna) Grabe of Perham, Minn., and Mike (Julie) Grabe of Kingsley; stepdaughter, Jill Gollhofer (friend Doug Willert) of Ellendale, Minn.; eight step-grandchildren and 18 step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Andy Irwin and Art Grabe; three sisters, Myrna Elliot, Frances Piper and Donnie Ann Smith; brother, Bruce Smith; and daughter-in-law, Misty (Kennedy) Armstrong.

In lieu of flowers, donations Amy be made to Hospice of Siouxland, 309 Cook St., Sioux City, IA 51103.

The family wish to extend special thanks to Bickford Cottage of Sioux City and the staff of Hospice of Siouxland for their extra care and concern for Maroldine.