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MaryAnn Seeland Gray

Birth	:	12 Feb 1932 Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Oct 2018 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8841705, -91.3249969
Description	:	MaryAnn Gray, 86, of Elkader Iowa died Tuesday October 2, 2018 at the Elkader Care Center, Elkader IA. MaryAnn Seeland Gray daughter of Louis & Florence (Drallmeier) Seeland was born February 12, 1932 in Boardman Township at her family home. She was baptized May 15th, 1932 at Zion Lutheran Church at Clayton Center, Iowa. She went to Boardman country school through Jr. High, then Elkader High School where she graduated on May 21, 1950. She met Arlyn Gerald Gray through mutual friends, Merlin and Lenora Mae Anderson, and they married on December 7th, 1950 at... Read More	MaryAnn Gray, 86, of Elkader Iowa died Tuesday October 2, 2018 at the Elkader Care Center, Elkader IA. MaryAnn Seeland Gray daughter of Louis & Florence (Drallmeier) Seeland was born February 12, 1932 in Boardman Township at her family home. She was baptized May 15th, 1932 at Zion Lutheran Church at Clayton Center, Iowa. She went to Boardman country school through Jr. High, then Elkader High School where she graduated on May 21, 1950. She met Arlyn Gerald Gray through mutual friends, Merlin and Lenora Mae Anderson, and they married on December 7th, 1950 at Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church, Elkader. She was confirmed March 18, 1951 by Rev. Paul Kitterer, Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church, Elkader. Four Children were born to this marriage, Cheryl, Jay (Lynn), Dean and Duane. MaryAnn and Arlyn raised and provided for their children on her home farm, that now is 140 years in the Seeland/Gray family. She enjoyed cooking for her family and church, spending many hours in Peace Church’s kitchen. She also loved her flower and vegetable gardens with some of her flowers still blooming at the farm. She worked on the farm, helping to milk and drive tractor (her favorite job was raking hay). She and Arlyn loved to go fishing on the family pontoon, and spent many evenings dancing to a local country music band. Every anniversary of theirs and their close friends, Merlin and Lenora Mae Anderson and Sylvan and Mary Torkelson, were spent together for 60 years. They belonged to a neighborhood card club and she was an excellent euchre player, known by the family as “the winner”. Every Wednesday night for many years she bowled for Lynn’s hairstyling. They enjoyed all their special outings and trips and their yearly fishing expeditions. She was an active member of the Friendly Neighborhood Club, Woman’s Fellowship and Deborah Circle of Peace Church in which she held many offices. She was also on the board of Scenic Acres. MaryAnn was very proud of her children, and her grandchildren were the light of her life. In later years the great-grandchildren always brought a smile to her face. Survivors include her children- Cheryl (Don) Bossard of Farmersburg Ia., Jay “Lynn” Gray of Tucson Az., Dean (Joanne) Gray of St. Olaf Ia., and Duane (Ruth) Gray of Thomson IL. Nine Grandchildren – Ann (Jeremy) Smith, Jerry (Kelly) Bossard, Talitha (Joe) Gray-Kozlowski, Rebecca Gray, Sarah (Todd) Gray-Lawson, Abby (Dan) Palmeri, David Gray, Steven (Nicole) Gray and Flora Gray. Four Step grandchildren – Christopher Jones, Jonathan (Kate) Jones, Andrea (Jeff) Braunger and Angela (Chad) Jilek. Four Great Grandchildren – Domenik Smith, Skylar Palmeri, Ciera Gray, Jackson Gray. 10 step great grandchildren – Madeleine Jones, Meagan Jones, Mackenzie VanWinkle, Xander Jones, Xavier Jones, Gabriel Jones, Ethan Braunger, Avary Braunger, Kinsey Jilek and Kamryn Jilek. Her sisters – Eileen Smith of Marion, IA., Florene (Lee) Kopecky of Cedar Rapids; her sister in laws – Alice Sorenson of Ames, IA ,Lavon Gray of Blue Grass, IA and numerus nieces, nephews and friends. MaryAnn was preceded in death by her husband Arlyn, her parents, her sister Amy Dvorak, her brother in laws Eugene Dvorak, Les Smith, Alan Gray, Harold “Chris” Sorenson and her brother in law and sister in law Harold and Arlene Dicus. Visitation: 4 to 8 PM, Monday, October 8, 2018, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Elkader and after 9:30 AM Tuesday at Peace United Church of Christ, also in Elkader. Funeral Service: 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader with Rev. John Haack officiating. Interment: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Clayton Center, Iowa Leonard-Grau Funeral Home & Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Where is MaryAnn Seeland Gray's memorial?
MaryAnn Seeland Gray's memorial is located at: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA.
When did MaryAnn Seeland Gray death?
MaryAnn Seeland Gray death on 2 Oct 2018 in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the MaryAnn Seeland Gray's memorial?
Latitude: 42.8841705
Longitude: -91.3249969

Family Members:

Parent

Louis W Seeland

(1888 - 1952)

Florence Augusta Drallmeier Seeland Wilson

(1908 - 1974)

Spouse

Arlyn Gerald Gray

(1928 - 2011)

Siblings

Amy Louis Seeland Dvorak

(1936 - 1995)

Flowers:

Left by Anonymous on 11 Jun 2019

Left by Anonymous on 19 Nov 2020

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3249969

2. Clayton Center Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3225021

3. County Home Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8916702, -91.3499985

4. Colony Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Read Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8830000, -91.3580000

5. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8628006, -91.2502975

6. Elkader Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015

7. Garnavillo Community Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8656000, -91.2422100

8. Garnavillo Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8660300, -91.2390100

9. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8488998, -91.4021988

10. Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9481010, -91.3700027

11. National Cemetery
National, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9536018, -91.2902985

12. Hartman Cemetery
Cox Creek Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8155360, -91.3880840

13. Meenan Cemetery
Communia, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7999862, -91.3584693

14. Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9352798, -91.4302826

15. Krumm Cemetery
Garber, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7913760, -91.3023559

16. Bismark Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9790000, -91.3500000

17. Patterson Pioneer Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9216000, -91.4489000

18. Communia Cemetery
Volga Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7868996, -91.3630981

19. McClelland Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8249879, -91.2084641

20. Weymouth Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9278799, -91.4583559

21. Giard Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9933014, -91.3080978

22. Clark Family Cemetery
Beulah, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9166505, -91.4751415

23. Wagner Township Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9519386, -91.4513931

24. Blanchaine Cemetery
Volga, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7676210, -91.3389040