Joseph Jacob Graff

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• Reference Number: 7097

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7097

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• Reference Number: 7030
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Residence: 1924, Caledonia, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Graduation: 1935, St. Mary's Academy, Alton, , Iowa
• Obit: 23 Aug 1993

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7030

Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

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Residence:
owned 231 acres, section 5

Role: Witness

Obit:


Otto Amborse Graff, 76, of 2122 Cottage Grove Meadows SE, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1993, in St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Granville, by the Rev. Clem Currans. Burial:St. Joseph Cemetery, Granville. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church, where rosaries will be recited at 5 and 8, and a Scripture wake service begins at 7:30.

Survivors include two sons, Gary and his wife, Linda, of Alameda, Calif., and Jim and his wife, Linda of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Florence Miller of Granville and Bernice Hassman of Warner Robbins, Ga.; and five grandchildren.

In addition, Mr. Graff leaves many friends in the Cedar Rapids area. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Carlyn; their infant son, Joseph; and seven brothers and sisters.

Mr. Graff was born April 26, 1917, on a farm near Granville, the eight child of John and Catherine Bunkers Graff. He graduated from St. Mary's Academy, Alton, in 1935, and he married Carlyn Doud of Oyens on June 10, 1940. The couplebought a farm near Milford and they resided there for seven years before moving to town, where Mr. Graff worked as a carpenter for many years. While in Milford, Mr. Graff was active in Knights of Columbus, Youth Baseball Program, St.Joseph's Church and other community activities. He also served on the City Council for three years.

In 1966, the couple moved to Cedar Rapids where Mr. Graff was again involved in the construction business. From 1971 until he retired in 1982, Mr. Graff was employed in the maintenance department of St. Luke's Hospital. In 1990, he andMrs. Graff celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in California with their sons and families.

He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and will be greatly missed by his family.

(This obituary appeared in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa newspaper August 23, 1993.)

Died:
lung cancer

Otto married Carlyn Mary Doud 10 Jun 1940, St. Catherine's Catholic Chruch, Oyens, Plymouth County, Iowa. Carlyn was born 6 Aug 1917, Oyens, Plymouth County, Iowa; died 4 Dec 1992, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried 10 Dec 1992, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Granville, Sioux County, Iowa. [Family Group Sheet]

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• Name: Graff
• Reference Number: 7092
• Graduation: 1935, St. Mary's High School, Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa
• Graduation: 1937, Samuel's Cosmetology School, Sioux City, , Iowa

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7092

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Oyens, Iowa--Carlyn Mary Graff, 75, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Oyens, died Friday, Dec. 4, 1992 at her residence in Cedar Rapids after and extended illness.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Oyens, with the Rev. Timothy Hogan officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Granville. Visitations will be 2-9 p.m. Monday at Teahen Funeral Home inCedar Rapids, with a Scripture wake service at 7 p.m. Visitations will continue after 2 p.m. Wednesday, with a Scripture wake service at 7:30 p.m. at the Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars.

Mrs. Graff, the former Carlyn Doud, was born Aug. 6, 1917, at Oyens, daughter of Jacob and Kathryn (Orban) Doud. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Remsen in 1935, and from Samuels Cosmetology School in Sioux City in 1937. Shemoved to Granville and owned and operated a beauty shop until her marriage to Otto Graff June 10, 1940. They moved to Milford where she was active with the Catholic Daughter of America, the Catholic Foresters, and various communityactivities. In 1966, they moved to Cedar Rapids and lived there since. In 1990 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in California with their sons.

Survivors include her husband; two sons and their wives, Gary and Linda of Alameda, Calif, and Jim and Linda of Cedar Rapids; two brothers and their wives, Ralph and Margaret Doud of Grand Island, Neb., and V.J. and Jund Doud of Le Mars,Iowa; a sister and her husband Luella and Merle Delperdang of Sioux City, and five grandchildren.

(This obituary appeared in the Granville area newspaper December 1992.)

Died:
ovarian cancer

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

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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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The Five Daughters of Henry and Barbara (Simmerl) Bunkers

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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: 7022
• Birth_Poss: Abt 1834, Luxembourg

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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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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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Barbara (Simmerl) Bunkers

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1617

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

(Nicholas Schwebach was on the same ship)

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

(Nicholas Schwebach was on the same ship)

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

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

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Barbara (Simmerl) and Henry Bunkers family