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Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz

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Birth	:	20 Feb 1914 Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Sep 2015 Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Cemetery, Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7797012, -95.4207993
Description	:	Pauley Jones Funeral Home - 1304 Ninth Street - Harlan, IA 51537 Alice Magdeline Graeve Stolz was born on February 20, 1914 in Defiance, Iowa to Matthias and Susan (Jacoby) Finken. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance and graduated with the Class of 1932 from St. Paul's Catholic School. In 1933, the family moved to a farm near Earling, Iowa. She attended one year of college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Grove Township for six years. On April 11, 1939, she was united... Read More	Pauley Jones Funeral Home - 1304 Ninth Street - Harlan, IA 51537 Alice Magdeline Graeve Stolz was born on February 20, 1914 in Defiance, Iowa to Matthias and Susan (Jacoby) Finken. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Defiance and graduated with the Class of 1932 from St. Paul's Catholic School. In 1933, the family moved to a farm near Earling, Iowa. She attended one year of college at Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Grove Township for six years. On April 11, 1939, she was united in marriage to Raymond Frederick Graeve at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. To this union thirteen children were born: Phil, Mary, Ed, Ken, Bob, Neil, Ann, Pat, Kathy, Mark, Teresa, Rose, and Jack. Alice was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Catherine No. 266 for eighty-one years. She was a Benedictine Oblate of St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, Kansas. She enjoyed baking bread, rolls, and pies and quilting, especially baby quilts for family. Alice remained on the farm after Ray's sudden death in January of 1958 until June of 1973, when she bought a home in Earling. In 1968, Alice went back to teaching second grade in Earling. On October 9, 1982, Alice was married to Melvin Joseph Stolz, moved to Harlan, and retired from teaching, continuing to do some substitute teaching in the area Catholic Schools until 2004. She remained in her own home until her death on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the age of one hundred one years, six months, and twenty-six days. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Ray and Melvin, son Mark, grandchildren: David Graeve, Sam Schomers, Sean Hatfield, and Michelle Hatfield, great-grandchild Nathan Knowles, brothers: Longinus, Howard, William, Father Basil, and Gail Finken, and sisters: Bernice, Sister M. Augustine Finken and Mary Jane Slettedahl. She is survived by her children: Phil Graeve and his wife Harriett of Defiance, Iowa, Mary and her husband Frank Kilibarda of Courtland, Minnesota, Ed Graeve and his wife Mary Kay of Denison, Iowa, Ken Graeve and his wife Dixie of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Bob Graeve and his wife Sue of Omaha, Nebraska, Neil Graeve and his wife Jolene of Tucson, Arizona, Ann Graeve of Harlan, Iowa, Pat and her husband Joe Michels of Panama, Iowa, Kathy and her husband Dennis Foster of Land O Lakes, Florida, Teresa Wageman of Harlan, Rose and her husband Dave Schomers of Harlan, and Jack Graeve of Des Moines, Iowa; thirty-nine grandchildren; seventy-four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; other family members and friends.

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Where is Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz's memorial?
Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz's memorial is located at: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Earling, Shelby County, USA.
When did Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz death?
Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz death on 17 Sep 2015 in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Alice Magdeline Finken Graeve Stolz's memorial?
Latitude: 41.7797012
Longitude: -95.4207993

Family Members:

Parent

Matthias Aloysius Finken

(1883 - 1957)

Susan Regina Jacoby Finken

(1883 - 1968)

Spouse

Raymond Frederick “Ray” Graeve

(1913 - 1958)

Melvin Joseph Stolz

(1914 - 2007)

Siblings

(1908 - 1914)

(1911 - 1911)

(1912 - 2007)

(1919 - 1988)

Children

Mark John Graeve

(1952 - 1966)

Jack Ray Graeve

(1956 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

2. Saint Boniface Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7219009, -95.3944016

3. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

4. Washington Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7305984, -95.4867020

5. Gallands Grove RLDS Holcomb Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8342018, -95.4788971

6. Doyle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8051000, -95.5087000

7. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

8. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

9. Abel Galland Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8370000, -95.4932500

10. Manteno Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8343964, -95.5367355

11. Rose Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7317009, -95.2767029

12. Slates Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7605000, -95.2521000

13. Buck Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

14. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

15. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6422005, -95.4028015

16. Harlan Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

17. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8446999, -95.5939026

18. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6519012, -95.5233002

19. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

20. Oak Hill Cemetery
Irwin, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7813988, -95.2074966

21. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

22. Cass Township Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6272115, -95.4958362

23. Washington Township Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9354000, -95.3387000

24. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331