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Violet Melanie Gross Erbes

Birth	:	11 Jan 1928 Adair County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Nov 2017 Fontanelle, Adair County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Fontanelle Cemetery, Fontanelle, Adair County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2907982, -94.5400009
Plot	:	Lot 266 Sixth addition
Description	:	The Fontanelle Observer November, 2017 Violet Melanie Erbes was born in her parents’ home on January 11, 1928 in Summerset Township, Adair County, on a farm 2 miles east of Fontanelle on highway 92. Oscar and Emma (Baudler) Gross had three daughters: her older sisters Darlene and Berthie, and then Violet. Violet passed away at the Good Samaritan Home on November 16 at the age of 89. Violet was baptized by Pastor Kurtz and confirmed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle where she remained a faithful member. When asked about religion, Violet replied, “You couldn’t be without... Read More	The Fontanelle Observer November, 2017 Violet Melanie Erbes was born in her parents’ home on January 11, 1928 in Summerset Township, Adair County, on a farm 2 miles east of Fontanelle on highway 92. Oscar and Emma (Baudler) Gross had three daughters: her older sisters Darlene and Berthie, and then Violet. Violet passed away at the Good Samaritan Home on November 16 at the age of 89. Violet was baptized by Pastor Kurtz and confirmed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle where she remained a faithful member. When asked about religion, Violet replied, “You couldn’t be without it! We try to do our best, and our best isn’t the greatest, but we got to keep trying.” When she was seven, her family moved to the house on the highway and established the Gross Cabin Park. On the farm she would assist with the farm work, gardening, and the potato patch. Tragically, when she was 9 years old, she lost her father Oscar to colon cancer. She attended country school K-5 at Summerset #4, then grades 6-12 at the Fontanelle town schools. She graduated in 1946. She had always wanted to be a teacher, and taught country school for the next 3 years. She met her future husband, Eldon, wearing his Navy uniform, at Luther League. Pastor Seegers united her in marriage to Eldon “Louie” Erbes on September 25, 1949. When asked what she is most proud of in life, she said, “My kids.” Susan was born in 1950, and then Gary in 1953, both at the Adair County Hospital. Violet taught Sunday School at Fontanelle starting at age 16, and continued for the next 23 years. She said she even talked Eldon into teaching Sunday School for a year or two. She would tell Susan and Gary to “Pray on the way” every day before school. Violet’s faith was the foundation of her life. After almost 57 years of marriage, Eldon died in 2006. Violet was always a faithful and loving wife, a very loving mother, and an encouraging grandmother and great grandmother. In her later years, she learned how to enlarge old photographs on her printer to give to friends and family. Iris Westphal was her daily visitor and helped attend to Violet’s every need. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Eldon, her sisters Darlene and Berthie, her brothers-in-law Gilbert Herr and Robert Bigelow, her nephews, Ronald Herr and Max Erbes, and her niece Marilyn Armour. The message she wanted to share with her family was “Be happy, be good, serve the Lord”. She showed her thankfulness by saying, “I know the Lord. He takes care of me every day and helps me make the most of my life.” May the memory of Violet be a blessing to all those who knew and loved her.

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Violet Melanie Gross Erbes's memorial is located at: Fontanelle Cemetery, Fontanelle, Adair County, USA.
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Violet Melanie Gross Erbes death on 16 Nov 2017 in Fontanelle, Adair County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.2907982
Longitude: -94.5400009

Family Members:

Parent

Heinrich Oscar “Henry” Gross

(1892 - 1937)

Elizabeth Emma Baudler Gross

(1897 - 1965)

Spouse

Eldon Andrew “Louie” Erbes

(1923 - 2006)

Siblings

Darlene Alberta Gross Herr

(1920 - 2015)

Berthie Louise Gross Bigelow

(1922 - 2014)

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