Detlef Grau
1892 - 1959

Detlef Jacob Grau was the first man from Manning to enlist at the start of World War I.
He served six years in the U.S. Navy. He was the son of Claus & Mathilda Grau. Born in 1892 and died in 1959 in Great Falls, Montana, where he had lived for 23 years.

In Memory of Detlef Jacob Grau

Born April 24, 1892, near Manning, Iowa
Entered Into Rest July 5, 1959 Great Falls, Montana
Age 67 years, 2 months, 11 days
Services Held at Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa Friday July 10, 1959, 4 p.m.
Clergyman Lester Moore, Pastor Manning Methodist Church
Interment Manning Cemetery
Pallbearers Ancel Crouch, Walter Martens, Amos Jahn, Louis Schroeder, Harold Moeller, Redford Miller

 

Detlef J. Grau

Times Herald News service 1959

Manning - Funeral services for Detlef Jacob Grau, 67, were held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning, with the Rev. Lester Moore of the Manning Methodist Church officiating.

Ray Pratt sang "In the Garden" and "Close to Thee", accompanied by Mrs. H.W. Hagedorn.

Burial was in the Manning Cemetery, Ancel Crouch, Walter Martens, Amos Jahn, Louis Schroeder, Harold Moeller and Redford Miller were pallbearers.

Son of Henry and Mathilda Grau. Mr. Grau was born April 24, 1892 near Manning, Carroll County.

He was the first from Manning to enlist in the armed forces during World War I and served four years in the Navy. He was married to Ottie Thompson of Guthrie Center November 27, 1932.

He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Bryce (Janet) Brichard of Council Bluffs; two grandchildren; five brothers, Hugo and Albert Grau, Manilla; Henry Grau, Waupin, Wisconsin; Edward and Elmer Grau, Davenport; two sisters, Mrs. Pete (Amanda) Moeller, and Mrs. Charlie (Emma) Pfoltner, Manning; also nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents and one brother.

Detlef Grau Dies
Detlef J. Grau, 68, 209 1/2 1st Avenue South, former Stationary Engineer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, died Sunday morning at his home.
Grau was born April 24, 1891, and was a Veteran of World War I. A nephew in Chicago is among survivors. Funeral arrangements will be announced by The George Company.
Great Falls Leader, July 4, 1959

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April 10, 1919, Manning Monitor