On September 1, 1923, D.J. Grau passed away having reached the ripe old age of 90 years and 22 days. Services were held at the Lutheran Church. Mr. Grau was one of the oldest pioneers of Manning.

Detlef Grau was born August 9, 1833, at Bramstedt, Holstein, Germany, son of Detlef and Elsabe (Blunck) Grau. On April 15, 1869, he and wife, Sophia (Sachleben) Grau, and family of five children came to America, settling at Davenport. It took this family 7 weeks and 3 days to cross the ocean. After living in Davenport for some time, the family moved to Wheatland, Iowa, where they lived five years. They then moved to a farm 6 miles north of Manning and lived here until 1884. This farm has always been known as the "Old Grau Homestead." In 1884, they moved to Manning and Mr. Grau has lived here 39 years.

On November 27, 1903, Mrs. Grau was called to the Great Beyond. Seven of their nine children also preceded their family in death. In earlier years Magdalene, Otto, Julius, William, and Emma, later Herman in 1918 and August in 1922. Those that survive are Detlef of Lake View and Henry of Manning, also 20 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren besides a host of friends.

I'm occasionally adding the actual scanned image of the obituary I make using my VERY expensive - large commercial scanner, and/or also other articles about the deceased person that were published in the Manning Monitor.
I want to also comment about people who are taking my obituaries, pictures, and/or other articles about a person/family and posting them on other websites.
You do NOT have permission or the right to do this - you are stealing my historical work.
Buy your own scanning equipment, pay for memberships to other commercial websites, and spend decades working on your local history like I have - then you'll understand why I'm making these comments!
Thank you for your attention to this matter - Dave Kusel

May 1, 1896, Manning Monitor

August 14, 1919, Manning Monitor