Mark M Grafmeier
1917 - 2015 (97 years)-
Name Mark M Grafmeier Born 05 Jul 1917 Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin 
Gender Male Died 03 May 2015 DePere, Brown Co, Wisconsin Buried St Patrick Cemetery, Askeaton, Wisconsin Person ID I101502 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 16 Nov 2019
Father John Francis Grafmeier, b. 23 Jan 1879, d. 11 Jun 1937 (Age 58 years) Mother Margaret Klein, b. 17 Apr 1881, Darboy, Calumet Co, Wisconsin , d. 24 Oct 1965 (Age 84 years) Married 05 May 1903 Family ID F9983 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Lorraine T Boegel, b. 01 Apr 1909, Kewaskum, Washington Co, Wisconsin , d. 13 Nov 2003 (Age 94 years) Children 1. Karen Ida Grafmeier, b. 18 Mar 1940, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin , d. 20 Dec 2024, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin (Age 84 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F166542 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Dorothy Davis, b. 09 Aug 1913, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 07 Oct 2015 (Age 102 years) Children 1. Living Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F172065 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Mark M. Grafmeier, 97, De Pere, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, May 3, 2015. The son of the late John and Margaret "Maggie" (Klein) Grafmeier was born on July 5, 1917 in Kaukauna, WI. One of Mark's early jobs was that of a milkman, delivering the milk with a team of horses. This started a lifelong love of horses that would always be with him. He especially enjoyed horse pulling, and was a judge of equine events. As a young man, Mark joined the US Navy, and was recruited as a Sea Bee, operating heavy equipment and helping to make military runways. He also was employed by the United Auto Workers as a Union Organizer which sent him to Lower Michigan. Upon his return to Wisconsin, Mark was employed by Brown County Highway Department as a heavy machinery operator until his retirement. In his retirement, he spent time in Florida, watching horse events and going to breakfasts with his friends, and enjoyed an occasional steak dinner with family.
Mark is survived by Dorothy "Sis" Grafmeier; two daughters, Karen Stuyvenberg, Kimberly, WI; Gail "Gigi" Bailey-Rahmlow (Bob Rahmlow), Maribel, WI; nine grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Harriet Smits; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Lorraine Grafmeier; son-in-law, Gerald "Jerry" Stuyvenberg; a great granddaughter, Jenna; two brothers, Karl and Jack; as well as sisters-in-law, Ida and Betty.
Friends and family are encouraged to gather at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 North Tenth Street, De Pere, WI on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 beginning at 3:00pm. A funeral service will follow at 6:00pm with Deacon Mike Vander Bloomen officiating. Please visit www.ryanfh.com to send online condolences to the family.
- Mark M. Grafmeier, 97, De Pere, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, May 3, 2015. The son of the late John and Margaret "Maggie" (Klein) Grafmeier was born on July 5, 1917 in Kaukauna, WI. One of Mark's early jobs was that of a milkman, delivering the milk with a team of horses. This started a lifelong love of horses that would always be with him. He especially enjoyed horse pulling, and was a judge of equine events. As a young man, Mark joined the US Navy, and was recruited as a Sea Bee, operating heavy equipment and helping to make military runways. He also was employed by the United Auto Workers as a Union Organizer which sent him to Lower Michigan. Upon his return to Wisconsin, Mark was employed by Brown County Highway Department as a heavy machinery operator until his retirement. In his retirement, he spent time in Florida, watching horse events and going to breakfasts with his friends, and enjoyed an occasional steak dinner with family.