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Graf, Erma Jean
Erma Jean Graf, 80, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Oelwein, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Christ United Presbyterian Church, Oelwein, with the Rev. Galen Smith officiating. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and one hour before the service Tuesday at the church. Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein.
Erma Jean is survived by her children, Roger (Elaine) Graf of Collierville, Tenn., Rhonda (Doug) Salisbury of Hiawatha and
Royce Graf of Evergreen, Colo.; daughter-in-law, Peg Fahey Graf of Lombard, Ill.; very close friend and companion, Ed Meyer of Cedar Rapids; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three sisters.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Christ United Presbyterian Church in Oelwein.
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Published Dec. 23, 2011, in The Gazette
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