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Margaret Marie “Peggy” Willson Graves

Birth	:	10 Feb 1929 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Jun 2015 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2835999, -91.7818985
Description	:	Margaret M. “Peggy” Graves, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died Friday evening, June 12, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Margaret Marie (Willson) Graves was born February 10, 1929 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Grace (Malli) Willson. She was a member of St. Cecelia’s Circle and St. Benedict Catholic Church. She attended Decorah Public Schools through the 8th grade. She was united in marriage with Leonard W. Graves on October 10, 1944 at St. Benedict Church in Decorah. Together they raised eight children on the farm ten miles northeast of Decorah. Peggy... Read More	Margaret M. “Peggy” Graves, age 86, of Decorah, IA, died Friday evening, June 12, 2015 at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Margaret Marie (Willson) Graves was born February 10, 1929 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Grace (Malli) Willson. She was a member of St. Cecelia’s Circle and St. Benedict Catholic Church. She attended Decorah Public Schools through the 8th grade. She was united in marriage with Leonard W. Graves on October 10, 1944 at St. Benedict Church in Decorah. Together they raised eight children on the farm ten miles northeast of Decorah. Peggy was a typical farm wife, definitely a multi-tasker. She made huge meals to feed the family, cared for her chickens, helped with milking the cows, and stacking bales of hay in the barn. Needless to say she was a hard worker and passed that work ethic onto her children. Over the years Peggy had various jobs outside the home as the children grew up. She worked as a bartender for her friends, Don and Mabel Olson, at the Star Tavern. She assisted in the bakery at the old K & S Grocery Store. Then she took a job in the laundry department at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, and eventually became head of that department. She enjoyed this job the most because she had great people to work with, especially Myrtle Ellingson. In later years Peggy enjoyed reading the paper daily and the Reader’s Digest. She could always tell you what the weather was going to be for the day or the week to come. She also enjoyed playing cards, especially euchre and rummy, with her children and grandchildren. Peggy became ill with cancer and was finally admitted to Aase Haugen Nursing Home on May 21, 2015. Family members stayed with her there until her death on Friday evening, June 12, 2015, at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 52 years, Leonard, on February 9, 1997; her son, Darrell on February 25, 1981; her sister, Loretta Owens; her brother, Charles Willson and her sister-in-law, Darlene Willson.

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Margaret Marie “Peggy” Willson Graves's memorial is located at: Saint Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Margaret Marie “Peggy” Willson Graves death on 12 Jun 2015 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2835999
Longitude: -91.7818985

Family Members:

Parent

Grace Bernetta Malli Willson

(1897 - 1985)

Spouse

Leonard W Graves

(1923 - 1997)

Siblings

Loretta M. Willson Owens

(1930 - 2011)

Gertrude Mary Wilson Carolan

(1916 - 2005)

Children

Darrell David Graves

(1958 - 1981)

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Coordinate: 43.2835999, -91.7818985

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Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

24. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
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