Margaret
Margaret W. Gray
d. August 10, 2008
Margaret W. Gray, age 93, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, formerly of Sabula, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at her home in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sabula, Iowa with Pastor Robert Krueger and Pastor Peter Narum officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be in the Sterling Cemetery in rural Sabula, Iowa. Memorials may be given to Camp Courageous, E.L.C.A. Disaster Relief Fund, The Victory Center, or a charity of the donor’s choice in Margaret’s memory.
Margaret was born on January 20, 1915 in rural Sabula, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Peters) Gruhn. She was baptized into the Lutheran Faith in October of 1915 in Clinton. Margaret married Robert Gray on September 2, 1937 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Preston, Iowa. Robert passed away on August 23, 1943.
Margaret was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She worked for the Speaker Factory in Sabula for twenty years. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, where she was part of the first confirmation class in December of 1945. She was a past member of the Martha Circle and served as custodian for many years at Calvary Lutheran Church. Margaret was also a member of the Sabula Senior Citizens. She enjoyed and loved gardening flowers, sewing, doing fancy work, knitting and crocheting.
Margaret will be dearly missed by her son, Henry W. (Janet) Gray of Ames, Iowa; a daughter, Joanne (Reed) Ellingson of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; two grandchildren; one great grandchild; and two sisters, Francis (Calvin) Keil of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and Jacquline Giddings of Miles, Iowa.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; an infant daughter; and four sisters.
Margaret was born on January 20, 1915 in rural Sabula, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Peters) Gruhn. She was baptized into the Lutheran Faith in October of 1915 in Clinton. Margaret married Robert Gray on September 2, 1937 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Preston, Iowa. Robert passed away on August 23, 1943.
Margaret was a homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She worked for the Speaker Factory in Sabula for twenty years. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, where she was part of the first confirmation class in December of 1945. She was a past member of the Martha Circle and served as custodian for many years at Calvary Lutheran Church. Margaret was also a member of the Sabula Senior Citizens. She enjoyed and loved gardening flowers, sewing, doing fancy work, knitting and crocheting.
Margaret will be dearly missed by her son, Henry W. (Janet) Gray of Ames, Iowa; a daughter, Joanne (Reed) Ellingson of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; two grandchildren; one great grandchild; and two sisters, Francis (Calvin) Keil of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and Jacquline Giddings of Miles, Iowa.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; an infant daughter; and four sisters.
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