Quentin William Graff

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• Reference Number: 7037
• Occupation: 1953, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; a bookkeeper for Rhode Transfer Co.
• Residence: Feb 1956, Spirit Lake, , Iowa
• Hospital: 30 Oct 1956, University Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, , Iowa
• Obit: Aft 6 Nov 1956

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7037

Residence:
moved to [L] due to failing health

Hospital:
where he underwent major surgery

Obit:


Obituary of Quentin Graff

Last rites for Quentin Graff were held last Friday morning at the St. Mary's Catholic Church at Spirit Lake, with Rev. Fr. Vincent Beacom, pastor, officiating. Burial was in St. Margaret's Cemetery at Spirit Lake.

Quentin William Graff was born August 7, 1927, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graff living southeast of Lake Park. He was born at Granville, Iowa, and moved to this community with his parents. He helped on his parents farm until 1952 whenhe attended a school of comptometry and in 1953 took a position as bookkeeper and cost clerk with the Rhode Transfer Co., in chicago. He was with that firm until February of this year when failing health forced him to give up work and heand his wife moved to Spirit Lake.

Quentin was married Nov. 13, 1954 to Gwendolyn Kreisel of Lake Park.

Quentin went to the University Hospital at Iowa City where on Oct. 30 he underwent major surgery. He seemed well on the road to recovery when he passed away unexpectedly about 8 o'clock Monday evening, Nov. 5. The cause of death was acoronary thrombosis. He was 29 years 2 months and 8 days of age at the time of his demise.

Pall bearers were: Everett Roetman, Richard Maranell, Darrell Newbrough, Charles Maranell, Ernest Gath, and Lynn Wallace.

Special music was furnished by the church choir.

Surviving his untimely death are: His wife Gwendolyn; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graff; and three sisters and a brother: Mrs. James Baughman of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. James Umbarger of San Antonio, Texas, and Geraldine Graff and DennisGraff, both at home.

Quentin was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Spirit Lake.

Mass servers were DeWayne Thompson and Steven Gentry of Spirit Lake and Gary and Jimmy Graff of Milford.

The dinner was furnished and served by the ladies of St. Maria's Circle of Lake Park with the assistance of the Rosary Society of Spirit Lake.

Many relatives and friends from a distane aumented the large crowd who paid their last respects to this young man who earned he high esteem of all who knew him. Many floral tributes and spiritual bouquets further attested to the regardin which he was held.

(This obituary appeared in the Lake Park and Spirit Lake newspapers, November 1956. This obituary has been edited to reflect accurate information.)

Died:
cornonary thrombosis

Quentin married 13 Nov 1954, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa.

Quentin — . [Family Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 7024
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Obit: Aft 21 Nov 1981

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7024

Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

Role: Witness

Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

Role: Witness

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Funeral services for Joseph H. Graff, of Montgomery, Ia., were held Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1981, 10:30 a.m., in the St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. N.J. Becker officiating. Graff died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1981 at the Dickinson CountyMemorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Pallbearers were Jim Kuiper, Daryl Newbrough, Marvin Spieker, Elton Frost, Les Vetter and Joe Baughman. Interment was in St. Margaret's Cemetery, in Spirit Lake.

Joseph H. Graff was born to John William Graff at Granville, Ia., on Dec. 17, 1900. He attended school at Granville, Ia.

On Feb. 3, 1926, he married Genevieve K. Ricker at Hope, N.D. and to this union seven children were born. Graff farmed at Granville, Ia., from 1926 to 1839 and then moved to the farm eight miles west of Spirit Lake in 1939 where hefarmed until retirement in 1967. After 1967, he resided in Montgomery, Ia.

Graff was a member of St. mary's Catholic Church. He was interested in soil conversation and served as a commissioner in the program during the 1950s and was also an active member of the Izaak Walton League. Other interests includedfishing and woodworking.

Survivors include his wife, Lucy, of Montgomery; three daughters, Mrs. James Baugman (Pauline), of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. James Umbarger (Marlene), of Tulsa, Okla.; and Mrs. James (Geraldine) Long, of Spirit Lake; one son, Dennis Graff, ofSpencer; 14 grandchildren, one brother Otto of Cedar Rapids, five sisters, Barb, Jacobs, Florence Miller, charlotte Ballard, Gertrude Schilmoeller and Bernice Hassmaann.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve; son, quentin and two infants Evelyn and John; two brothers, Mac and Milo and one sister, Geraldine, infant.

The Donovan-Leyson Funeral Home of Spirit Lake was in charge of arrangements.

(This obituary appeared in the Spirit Lake, Iowa, newspaper November 21, 1981.)

Died:
complications of emphysema.

Joseph married Genevieve Kathryn Ricker 3 Feb 1926, Hope, Steele County, North Dakota. Genevieve (daughter of Fredrick Ricker and Ida Langenhorst) was born 27 Jun 1903, Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa; died 13 Dec 1960, Spirit Lake Hospital, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa; was buried 16 Dec 1960, St. Margaret's Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Graff
• Reference Number: 7032
• Funeral: 16 Dec 1960, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa
• Obit: Aft 16 Dec 1960

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7032

Obit:


Mrs. Joe Graff rites on Dec. 16

Genevieve Kathryne Ricker was born at Hospers, Iowa, on June 27, 1903 where she lived until 1909 when the family moved to a farm near Granville until 1917 when they went to Hope, N.D., to farm. here she graduated from hight school adtaught school for two years. Later she worked for a telephone company in Chicago for a year, and then returned to Hope.

It was at Hope that she was married to Joseph H. Graff on Feb. 3, 1926. They started farming at Granville, Iowa where they lived until 1939 when they bouth the home place east of Lake Park where she lived until her death.

She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and of St. Mary's Rosary Society of Spirit Lake, and of the Christian Mothers Society of Granville.

To this union were born seven children: Quentin, who died in 1956 at the age of 29, Evelyn who died an infant in 1930; Pauline; John deceased as infant in 1933; Marlene, Geraldine and Dennis.

Surviving are the husband Joe Graff; three daughters, Pauline, Mrs. J.A. Baughman of Atchison, Kansas; Marlene, Mrs. J.T. Umbarger of Omaha, Nebr; and Geraldine at home, and one son Dennis at home. There are also seven grandchildren whomourn. A brother Earle Ricker lives at Hope, N.D., and a brother Archie is deceased. Her father died in 1935 and her mother passed away in 1947.

Mrs. Graff had been in failing health the last five years brought on by a series of heart strokes. her condition worsened last week and on Monday she was taken to the Spirit Lake hospital where she passed away Tuesday night, Dec. 13 of acerebral hemorrhage. She was 57 years, 5 months and 16 days of age.

Funeral services were held Friday Dec 16 at St. Mary's Catholic church at Spirit Lake at 10 a.m. Solemn requiem mass was sung by Rev. Fr. Staber of Spirit Lake; Rev. Fitzpatrick of Milford was deacon, and Rev. S. Grady of Humboldt wassubdeacon.

Pallbearers were Frank Schierholt Sr., Wm. McFarland, Don Newbrough, James Jaycox, Wm. Arthur and George Kuhn.

Interment was in St. Margaret's Cemetery at Spirit Laek.

Mrs. Graff was a devoted wife and mother, and a friend to all who knew her. The many floral tributes and spiritual bouquets attested to the high esteem in which she was held.

(This obituary appeared in the Lake Park, Iowa newspaper December 13, 1960.)

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• Reference Number: 3104
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa

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PerID:
3104

Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

Died:
tuberculosis

John married Anna Catherine Bunkers 20 Feb 1900, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. Anna (daughter of Henry Bunkers and Barbara Simmerl) was born 10 Oct 1879, Luxemburg, Dubuque County, Iowa; died 29 Sep 1941, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa; was buried Aft 29 Sep 1941, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Mary Bunkers
• Name: Graff
• Reference Number: 3103
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Obit: Sep 1941

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Photo:
The Five Daughters of Henry and Barbara (Simmerl) Bunkers

Role: Witness

PerID:
3103

Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

Obit:
Mrs. Catherine Graff of Granville passed away at her home Monday, September 29 after and illness of two months.

Funeral services will be held Thurdsay, October 2, at St. Joseph's Church in Granville. Solemn Requiem Mass will be sung by Rev. J. J. Dalhoff, with Msgr. Schemmel of Remsen acting as Deacon and Father Sylvester Grady of Schaller asSubdeacon. Father Clemons Knobbe will be Master of Ceremonies. Bearers will be Adolph Fischer, Arnold Nemmers, Anton Hunt, Frank Beckman, Jerome Grady and Joseph Blatt. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery at Granville.

Mrs. Graff had lived in the Granville area most of her life, coming there as a child. Her parents were Henry Bunkers and Barbara Youngbluth Bunkers. She was born October 10, 1879, in Iowa and passed away at the age of 61 years, 11months and 19 days. On February 20, 1900, she was married to John w. Graff by Father Stromberg, the ceremony taking place at Granville. Mr. Graff preceded her in death on April 5, 1925. One daughter Geraldine died on December 8, 1923.

Surviving are four sons and five daughters: Joseph of Spirit Lake, Barbara (Mrs. J. S. Jacobs) of Granville, Florence (Mrs. A. J. Miller) of Granville, Milo of Granville, Gertrude (Mrs. R. B. Schilmoeller) of Granville, Magnus ofHospers, Bernice (Mrs. E. J. O'Herron) of Storm Lake, Otto of Granville and Charlotte (Mrs. Bert Ballard) of Granville; her mother, Mrs. Barbara Bunkers of Granville, three brothers: John Bunkers of Garretson, S.D., Anton Bunkers ofMadison, Minn., and Emil Bunkers of Dell Rapids, S.D.; two sisters: Mrs. Joseph Bachman of Granville and Edmunda Bunkers of Des Moines; also 21 grandchildren.

Mrs. Graff was a member of the Christian Mothers Society of the Catholic Church and was a woman held in the highest esteem by all.

(This obituary appeared in the Granville area newspaper, September 1941.)

Died:
Stomach cancer

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• Reference Number: 7033

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7033

Fredrick — Ida Langenhorst. Ida died 1947. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ricker
• Reference Number: 7034

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7034

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• Reference Number: 7022
• Birth_Poss: Abt 1834, Luxembourg

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PerID:
7022

Theodore — Mary Treinen. Mary was born 15 Dec 1833, Luxembourg; died 27 Aug 1887. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Graff
• Reference Number: 7023

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7023

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• Reference Number: 1616
• Funeral: 18 Feb 1924, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa

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1616

Henry married Barbara Simmerl 20 Jul 1875, Dyersville, Dubuque County, Iowa. Barbara (daughter of Susanna Simmerl) was born 30 Dec 1856, Oberfeulen, , , Luxembourg; died 4 Feb 1943, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried 8 Feb 1943, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Zimmer
• Name: Bunkers
• Reference Number: 1617
• Immigration: 4 May 1866
• Immigration: 4 May 1866

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Photo:
Barbara (Simmerl) Bunkers

PerID:
1617

Immigration:
Ship - William Penn, From London to New York arrived on 04 May 1866

(Nicholas Schwebach was on the same ship)

Role: Witness

Immigration:
Ship - William Penn, From London to New York arrived on 04 May 1866

(Nicholas Schwebach was on the same ship)

Role: Witness

Died:
||. She died in Granville, IA per letter recevied from Ray Bunkers on 03 July 1998.

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Married:
(Date is 10 July 1875 per letter received from Suzanne Bunkers on 19 July 1996.)

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Photo:
Barbara (Simmerl) and Henry Bunkers family