Marian Irene Peterson and Bernie Howard Graff
BERNIE HOWARD GRAFF was born January 24, 1912 in Brandon, Minnehaha, South Dakota,6979, 9329 and died January 20, 1983 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.7768, 9329 He is buried in Brandon Cemetery, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.456
He married MARIAN IRENE PETERSON on March 30, 1937 in Brandon, Minnehaha, South Dakota,501, 9329 daughter of RUTH ELLEN COLTON and CLARENCE HENRY PETERSON. She was born June 8, 1919 in Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota,6976 and died September 20, 2007.6976 She is buried in Brandon Cemetery, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.456
Personal Information
Marian I. Peterson
- graduated from Brandon High School, South Dakota, 19376976
Bernie H. Graff
Obituaries
Argus-Leader, January 21, 19839329
Bernie H. Graff
BRANDON, S.D. — Bernie H. Graff, 70, of 813 S. Foster Ave., died Thursday at Sioux Valley Hospital.
Hew was born Jan. 24, 1912, at Brandon. He married Marian Peterson March 30, 1937, at Brandon. He was filter plant operator for the Sioux Falls Park Department foe 37 years. He retired in 1971. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in Europe.
Survivors include his wife, Marian, Sioux Falls; two sons: Gerry, Nevada City, Calif; and Neil, Sioux Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Gayle) Hamilton, West Des Moines, Iowa; three brothers, Herb, Madison, S.D.; Harvey, Vermillion, S.D.; and Miles, Costa Mesa, Calif.; and one sister, Oral Anderson, Brandon.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Brandon Lutheran Church with burial at the Brandon Cemetery. Visitation will begin 3 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home.
Argus-Leader, September 22, 20076976
Marian Graff
Sioux Falls — Marian Graff of Sioux Falls, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, passed away peacefully September 20, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Colton, South Dakota, June 8, 1919 to Clarence and Ruth (Colton) Peterson. At age 13, her family moved to Sioux Falls and then Brandon, SD. She graduated from Brandon High school in 1937. Marian was one of six children. She had two brothers, Clarion and Merton, and three sisters, Lucille, Phyllis, and Paulina.
Marian and Bernie Howard Graff were united in marriage at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls in 1937. They resided in Sioux Falls and raised three children, Gerry, Gayle and Neil.
Marian was a homemaker for the first 18 years of her married life and, to put her children through college, worked at Terrace Park Dairy for 27 years. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren and deeply involved in their lives. She and her husband, Bernie, followed their son, Neil, throughout his football career at Lincoln High School, University of Wisconsin, as well as his NFL professional career. Grandson, Chris, joined Bernie and Marian every summer and granddaughter, Stephanie, lived with Marian her senior year of high school. More recently, Marian devoted her life to grandson, Ben, who is a special needs child. The two of them had a special "bond" that transcended the word "love" and gave the word "devotion" a new meaning. Marian was a loving, generous, hardworking woman who touched the lives of many and asked for little in return.
She is survived by her children, Gerry (Carole) Graff, Gayle (Tom) Hamilton, and Neil (Debra) Graff; seven grandchildren, Sheila and Thomas Hamilton, Stephanie (Joe) Polverari, Christopher Graff, and Bergen, Benjamin, and Elizabeth Graff; two great-grandchildren, Jackson and Alexandra Polverari; and her sisters Paulina Richardson, Phyllis Schock and Pat Peterson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bernie Graff; a sister, Lucille Mannes; and two brothers Clarion and Merton Peterson.
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 23, at Heritage Funeral Home, with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Her funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 24, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.
Memorials may be made in Marian's name to Children's Care Hospice and School or the Special Olympics.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 19206972 | Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota |
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| April 15, 19306971 | Colton, Minnehaha, South Dakota |
