March 17, 1935 - March 28, 2002

Services Zion Lutheran Church Denison, Iowa 2 P.M., Monday, April 1, 2002 Officiants Rev. Kurt Kaiser Rev. David Sewing

Service Music Eldon Hardekopf - Soloist Karen Kahl - Organist

Solo Selections Be Not Afraid --- On Eagles Wings --- Here I Am, Lord

Congregational Hymn The Old Rugged Cross

Visitation Huebner Funeral Home, Denison 4 - 7 P.M., Saturday Zion Lutheran Church, Denison 4 - 7 P.M., Sunday

Pallbearers Michael Massman, Richard Hamman, Arwood Jessen, Randy Jessen, Dylan Grau, Ryan West, Vic Malone, Tal Grau

Interment Morgan Cemetery Schleswig, Iowa

The family invites everyone to return to the church and join them in fellowship & lunch served by the Dorcas Society Walter A. Huebner and Family Funeral Service

By: Dylan Grau

It seems like only yesterday we

were filled with laughter and fun,

But now today that laughter and fun is all done.

Because today a horrible thing happened the loss of a loved one,

And nothing will compare to the pain of this day.

So now we can only pray,

God Bless the misery on this day.

In loving memory of my grandma

JoAnn Grau.

We will miss you!

JoAnn Kathleen Grau was born March 17.1935, the daughter of Asmus and Marie Mueller Roennau. She died Thursday, March 28, 2002 at the Alegent Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of sixty-seven.

JoAnn was born in Denison, Iowa and was baptized in Christ, September 22, 1935 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, March 10, 1949. She received her education at the Denison Community Schools.

On June 22, 1952, JoAnn was united in marriage to Alfred Grau in Denison. The couple made their home in Manning until moving to Denison in 1956. JoAnn was first and foremost a mother. After her children were raised, she started working at Montgomery Ward until the Denison store closed. She subsequently worked at Eventide for several years.

She was very active with her children and their activities, and was involved with little league baseball for 12 years, Cub Scout den mother for 12 years, Girl Scout leader and 4-H leader for 3 years each.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Leonard Marquardt. Survivors include her husband, Alfred of Denison; four sons, David of Aurelia; Doug and his wife, Lauri of Vienna, Virginia; Randy and his wife, Kriste of San Diego, California; Donovan and his wife, Susan of Sioux City, Iowa; and one daughter, Dawn Jessen and her husband, Arwood of Aurelia, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Ryan West of Linn Grove, Iowa; Randy Jessen of Aurelia, Iowa; Tal and Dylan Grau of Sioux City, Iowa; Erika and Cyle Grau of Vienna, Virginia; Nicholas and Nathan Grau of San Diego, California; two sisters, Donnabelle Massman and her husband, Verle of Westside and Darlene Emst of Schleswig.