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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Leona Helen
Graf
Jan 9, 1910 — Jun 24, 2014
Obituary
Leona "Onie" Graf, 104, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
She was born on January 9, 1910 in the Town of Milford, the daughter of the late Herman and Martha (Spoehr) Klokow.
Onie married Everett Raymond Graf on August 31, 1935 in the Mamre Moravian Church near Watertown. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1963.
She received her education by attending country schools, including the Hilltop Country School outside Watertown, as well as enrolling in a number of high school courses and through self-education.
Onie was a member of the Lake Mills Moravian Church since 1935, the church's Women's Fellowship, the Senior Choir for 70 years, a member of the Zippy Moravian Adults, serving as president from 1976 to 2006, and also taught Sunday School.
She was also a member of the Lake Mills Woman's Club, the Lake Mills
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #67 for more than 60 years, was a volunteer for the monthly birthday celebrations at Willowbrook Nursing Home for many years, a volunteer for many years at the American Red Cross Blood Bank, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and a volunteer at the Madison Veteran's Hospital for 43 years that included over 5,300 volunteer hours.
She is survived by two sons, John (Bonnie) Graf of Lake Mills and Gary Graf of Greendale; two grandsons, Brian Graf of Lake Mills and Jason (Heidi) Graf of Indianapolis, IN; four great-grandsons, Braden, Caleb, Joshua, and Malachi; one sister, Pearl Wilson of Necedah; one sister-in-law, Kay Graf of Brookfield, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Frederick, Benjamin, and the Rev. Melvin Klokow; one sister, Florence Saxby; three sisters-in-law, Esther Klokow, Helen Klokow, and Evangeline Graf; four brothers-in-law, Vernon Graf, Harley Graf, James "Royal" Saxby, and Eugene Wilson.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 30, 2014, at 11 a.m., at the Lake Mills Moravian Church with the Rev. Bruce J. Nelson officiating.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Monday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, any memorials given in her honor can be made out to the Lake Mills Moravian Senior Choir or the Lake Mills EMS.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
She was born on January 9, 1910 in the Town of Milford, the daughter of the late Herman and Martha (Spoehr) Klokow.
Onie married Everett Raymond Graf on August 31, 1935 in the Mamre Moravian Church near Watertown. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1963.
She received her education by attending country schools, including the Hilltop Country School outside Watertown, as well as enrolling in a number of high school courses and through self-education.
Onie was a member of the Lake Mills Moravian Church since 1935, the church's Women's Fellowship, the Senior Choir for 70 years, a member of the Zippy Moravian Adults, serving as president from 1976 to 2006, and also taught Sunday School.
She was also a member of the Lake Mills Woman's Club, the Lake Mills
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #67 for more than 60 years, was a volunteer for the monthly birthday celebrations at Willowbrook Nursing Home for many years, a volunteer for many years at the American Red Cross Blood Bank, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and a volunteer at the Madison Veteran's Hospital for 43 years that included over 5,300 volunteer hours.
She is survived by two sons, John (Bonnie) Graf of Lake Mills and Gary Graf of Greendale; two grandsons, Brian Graf of Lake Mills and Jason (Heidi) Graf of Indianapolis, IN; four great-grandsons, Braden, Caleb, Joshua, and Malachi; one sister, Pearl Wilson of Necedah; one sister-in-law, Kay Graf of Brookfield, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Frederick, Benjamin, and the Rev. Melvin Klokow; one sister, Florence Saxby; three sisters-in-law, Esther Klokow, Helen Klokow, and Evangeline Graf; four brothers-in-law, Vernon Graf, Harley Graf, James "Royal" Saxby, and Eugene Wilson.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 30, 2014, at 11 a.m., at the Lake Mills Moravian Church with the Rev. Bruce J. Nelson officiating.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Monday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, any memorials given in her honor can be made out to the Lake Mills Moravian Senior Choir or the Lake Mills EMS.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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