He was a stores foreman for Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad, where he worked 42 years before retiring in 1973.
Born April 12, 1908, in Cazenovia, he was a son of Claus and Etta Benders Grafelman. He married Thelma Anthony Feb 14, 1928, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Patricia) Reinholdt of East Peoria; one son, LaVern of East Peoria; and six sisters, Mrs. Sophie Deener of Washington, Mrs. Clara Gronewald of Chillicothe, Mrs. Frieda Meyer of Creve Coeur, Mrs. Alva (Hulda) Harms of Hanna City, Mrs. Cyril (Eleanor) Feehan of East Peoria and Mrs. Lucille Jackson of Wyoming.
Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
He was a stores foreman for Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad, where he worked 42 years before retiring in 1973.
Born April 12, 1908, in Cazenovia, he was a son of Claus and Etta Benders Grafelman. He married Thelma Anthony Feb 14, 1928, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Patricia) Reinholdt of East Peoria; one son, LaVern of East Peoria; and six sisters, Mrs. Sophie Deener of Washington, Mrs. Clara Gronewald of Chillicothe, Mrs. Frieda Meyer of Creve Coeur, Mrs. Alva (Hulda) Harms of Hanna City, Mrs. Cyril (Eleanor) Feehan of East Peoria and Mrs. Lucille Jackson of Wyoming.
Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Family Members
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Theodore Klaus "Ted" Grafelman
1887–1953
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Sophie M. Grafelman Heggemeier Deener
1889–1982
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Edna B Grafelman De Boer
1896–1975
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Clara Caroline Wilhelmina Grafelman Gronewold
1897–1995
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Frieda E. Grafelmann Meyer
1899–1994
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Hulda Lydia Grafelman Harms
1902–1982
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Eleanor M "Nora" Grafelman Feehan
1903–1983
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Lucille E "Celia" Grafelman Jackson
1906–2006
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