Ollie (Boeckholt) RIGGLE GRABER

GRABER, BOECKHOLT, ABBAS, RIGGLE, MELTON, BENJEGERDES, SHEARER, CARLISLE, MAUNZ, ALDRICH

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/14/2008 at 13:02:42

WODEN - Ollie Graber, 88, of Woden, died Wednesday (Feb. 26, 2003) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt. Her funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Woden with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating. Interment will be in Bingham Township Cemetery south of Woden. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Woden and one hour prior to services Monday.

Ollie Graber, the daughter of Harm and Tena (Abbas) Boeckholt, was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Kanawha. She was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist faith. She grew up in Kanawha, where she received her education. In 1934, she was married to Jack Riggle. To this union two children were born, Maynard John and Corrine Ellen. Ollie was later married to Fred Graber in 1948. They were blessed with three children, Charles Lee, Candace Sue and DuWayne John. They lived on a farm northwest of Woden most of their married life. After retiring from farming, they moved into Woden. Ollie enjoyed doing embroidery work, crossword puzzles and reading. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her children, Corrine (Riggle) Melton of Columbus, Ga., Charles Graber of Woden, Candace (Graber) Benjegerdes and husband, Denis, of Manly, and DuWayne Graber and wife, Julie, of Albert Lea, Minn.; grandchildren, Candice (Melton) Carlisle and husband, Tim, Elizabeth (Melton) Maunz and husband, Mark, Dr. Cheri (Benjegerdes) Aldrich and husband, Lance, Daniel Benjegerdes, Michael Graber and Laura Graber; four great- grandchildren, Heather, Joey, Zachary and Max; and two great-great grandchildren, Brandi and Brenton. Ollie was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Graber; her son, Maynard Riggle; a son-in-law, Walter K. "Jimmie" Melton; her parents; two sisters, Cora Shearer and an infant sister, Fanny, and a brother, Harm Boeckholt. Cataldo Funeral Home.