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Mary Lena Eggers Gray

Birth	:	19 Sep 1916 Amber, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 2016 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	North Madison Pioneers Cemetery, Center Junction, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1099790, -91.0640000
Description	:	Biography Mary Lena Gray, age 99, surrounded by family and friends, died peacefully and went home to be with her Lord on February 11, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Davenport, Iowa. She was born on September 19, 1916, the oldest child of Adolph Eggers and Lena Schoon Eggers, in Amber, Iowa. As a youth, she attended Wayne Zion Lutheran Church near Monticello, Iowa, and grew up in Amber, the oldest of 5 siblings. She met a handsome young man from Anamosa, John Gray, and married him on June 22, 1937, and lived in Center Junction for over 70 years... Read More	Biography Mary Lena Gray, age 99, surrounded by family and friends, died peacefully and went home to be with her Lord on February 11, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Davenport, Iowa. She was born on September 19, 1916, the oldest child of Adolph Eggers and Lena Schoon Eggers, in Amber, Iowa. As a youth, she attended Wayne Zion Lutheran Church near Monticello, Iowa, and grew up in Amber, the oldest of 5 siblings. She met a handsome young man from Anamosa, John Gray, and married him on June 22, 1937, and lived in Center Junction for over 70 years where they raised their four children. In later years, John and Mary travelled to Donna, Texas, to vacation during the winter months where they established new friendships and thoroughly enjoyed the game of shuffleboard with other residents. Though a rather solitary person, Mary loved her family deeply and was always ready to help out when she could. During her lifetime, Mary was very involved in organizing and cooking for community events. She and her husband John were also active members in their church, Center Junction Presbyterian, where she taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School and was treasurer of United Presbyterian Women for over 40 years. Mary, a lifelong gardener, even into her later years enjoyed starting plants from seed and watching them grow into seedlings ready for the garden. She maintained for years two large vegetable gardens that provided food for her and her family. Endless hours were spent canning and freezing vegetables used in cooking delicious meals for the coming winter months. Her scrumptious homemade breads and pies were well known; her loaves of bread brought considerable and much-needed funds at church harvest auctions. Mary also loved her cars, which she cleaned and waxed on a regular basis. She even tried her hand at minor bodywork quite successfully on one of the family cars. Reading novels, especially Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour westerns, was also a favorite pastime. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband John of 67 years, her daughter Barbara Reid and her siblings, twin sisters, Irene Alyea and Lorene Vacek, and brothers Louis Eggers and Harold Eggers. Survivors include her children, son Jack and wife Linda (Frank), Linda Sonner and husband Ron, and Donna Leiting and husband Tom. Grandchildren include Bruce Gray and wife Brooke, Ryan Gray and wife Dina, Teresa Alexander and husband Will, Jason Reid and wife Cindy, John Sonner, David Sonner and wife Chrisy, Laura White and husband Zach, and Katie Schouten and husband Will. Greatgrandchildren are Amelia Gray, Samantha and Gabriel Alexander, Ethan and Elizabeth Mary Gray, Evan Reid, Grayson Ferdinand, and Luke Schouten. In addition to family, Mary left behind friends that she had made in her years as a resident at Grand Haven Retirement Center in Eldridge and her final years at the Lutheran Home in Davenport. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Tuesday morning, February 16, 2016 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with interment in the North Madison Pioneer Cemetery. Pastor Pat Halverson will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 until 7 Monday at the Goettsch Funeral Home.

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Mary Lena Eggers Gray's memorial is located at: North Madison Pioneers Cemetery, Center Junction, Jones County, USA.
When did Mary Lena Eggers Gray death?
Mary Lena Eggers Gray death on 11 Feb 2016 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1099790
Longitude: -91.0640000

Family Members:

Parent

Adolph Eggers

(1880 - 1940)

Lena Margaretha Schoon Eggers

(1895 - 1933)

Spouse

John Gray

(1913 - 2004)

Siblings

Irene S. Eggers Alyea

(1919 - 2003)

Harold L. Eggers

(1933 - 1969)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

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Coordinate: 42.0778008, -91.0755997

2. Johnsontown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1458015, -91.0346985

3. Madison Village Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0693900, -91.1030500

4. Scotch Grove Cemetery
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5. Wyoming Cemetery
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6. Bear Creek Cemetery
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7. Edinburg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.1342010, -91.1374969

8. South Mineral Cemetery
Onslow, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1211300, -90.9768800

9. North Mineral Cemetery
Onslow, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1281100, -90.9764090

10. Hazel Green Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0853004, -91.1508026

11. Four Horn Cemetery
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12. Glenn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0583410, -91.1416920

13. Cady Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0830400, -90.9659200

14. Amber Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1300011, -91.1781006

15. Clay Cemetery
Onslow, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1721992, -90.9800034

16. Zimmerman Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1758003, -91.1496964

17. Kiburz Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1758003, -91.1513977

18. Hale Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0167007, -91.0599976

19. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Newport, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0495000, -91.1613000

20. Sweet Cemetery
Hale, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0097320, -91.0692140

21. Midland Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1213989, -91.2022018

22. Wayne Zion Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1650009, -91.1825027

23. Antioch Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0850400, -91.2107100

24. Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Monticello, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2079200, -91.1420500