Alvina Mae Gaede Pearce
September 25, 1929 — January 18, 2017
Alvina Mae Gaede Pearce, 87, of Heritage Special Care in Cedar Rapids, formerly of the Sumner and Waverly areas, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 20, 2017, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Services for Alvina will be for private family only. Burial: Spring Fountain Cemetery in Sumner.
Survivors include three granddaughters, Kris (Bob) Matus of Springville, Michelle Gaede of Marion, and Cayleen (Bob) Mesecher of Ankeny; her great-grandchildren, Aubree (Nic) Klima, Shelby (Mitch) Meythaler, Taylor Matus, Tyler Gaede, and Jayden Mesecher; her great-great grandchildren, Brooklynn Klima, Nevaeh Klima, Klaira Klima, and Rhyla Klima; and her sister, Mary Hennings of Waverly.
Alvina was born on September 25, 1929, in Ionia, Iowa to William and Evelyn (Roethler) Grahlman. She was a farm wife and waitressed for many years. She first married Roy Gaede in 1947. He died in October of 1965. She then married Loyal Pearce and resided in Illinois for many years. Loyal died in 1983. Alvina had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening. She also loved baseball and was an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Roy Gaede and Loyal Pearce; her son, Ronald Gaede; her brother, Donald; her sister, Melba; and her twin sisters who died in infancy.
Memorials may be directed to Care Initiatives Hospice in Cedar Rapids in Alvina’s memory.
Survivors include three granddaughters, Kris (Bob) Matus of Springville, Michelle Gaede of Marion, and Cayleen (Bob) Mesecher of Ankeny; her great-grandchildren, Aubree (Nic) Klima, Shelby (Mitch) Meythaler, Taylor Matus, Tyler Gaede, and Jayden Mesecher; her great-great grandchildren, Brooklynn Klima, Nevaeh Klima, Klaira Klima, and Rhyla Klima; and her sister, Mary Hennings of Waverly.
Alvina was born on September 25, 1929, in Ionia, Iowa to William and Evelyn (Roethler) Grahlman. She was a farm wife and waitressed for many years. She first married Roy Gaede in 1947. He died in October of 1965. She then married Loyal Pearce and resided in Illinois for many years. Loyal died in 1983. Alvina had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening. She also loved baseball and was an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Roy Gaede and Loyal Pearce; her son, Ronald Gaede; her brother, Donald; her sister, Melba; and her twin sisters who died in infancy.
Memorials may be directed to Care Initiatives Hospice in Cedar Rapids in Alvina’s memory.
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