Evelyn C. Holdgrafer
October 28, 1911 — April 24, 2015
Evelyn C. Holdgrafer, 103, of Marion, died of natural causes on Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion by Father David O’Connor. The family will greet friends from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2015, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, with a vigil service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Joleen Holdgrafer of Marion, and Dennis (Ann) Holdgrafer of Marion; and one granddaughter, Meghan Holdgrafer of Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Holdgrafer, who died in 2010; one sister Josephine Brown; and two brothers, Cel and Alvin Berding.
Evelyn was born October 28, 1911, in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of August and Dena (Determan) Berding. On May 31, 1952, she was united in marriage to Henry Holdgrafer at St. Bonaface Church in Clinton. Evelyn was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be directed to St. Joseph Catholic School in Marion, to be used for tuition scholarships in Evelyn’s memory.
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Survivors include her children, Joleen Holdgrafer of Marion, and Dennis (Ann) Holdgrafer of Marion; and one granddaughter, Meghan Holdgrafer of Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Holdgrafer, who died in 2010; one sister Josephine Brown; and two brothers, Cel and Alvin Berding.
Evelyn was born October 28, 1911, in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of August and Dena (Determan) Berding. On May 31, 1952, she was united in marriage to Henry Holdgrafer at St. Bonaface Church in Clinton. Evelyn was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be directed to St. Joseph Catholic School in Marion, to be used for tuition scholarships in Evelyn’s memory.
Please share a memory of Evelyn at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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