Veva A. Grove Obituary (1914

Veva A. Grove, 95, of Oelwein, Iowa and formerly of Fairbank, Iowa died on Tuesday morning, December 15, 2009 at the Oelwein Health Care Center at Oelwein, Iowa Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home at Oelwein, Iowa; Officiating: Rev. Leo Combs-Lay; Visitation: from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday and after 9:30 A.M. on Saturday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home; Interment: at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday at the Graceland Cemetery at New Hampton, Iowa A Memorial fund has been established in her name Online Obituary at: www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Veva is survived by: 2 Daughters--Frances Kay (Dale) Erickson of Carol Stream, Illinois and Vesta Rae (Al) Ravn of Spencer, Iowa 3 Grandchildren--Kevin Erickson, Nicholas Ravn, and Emily Ravn 3 Great Grandchildren She was preceded in death by her Parents--Husband (Clarence O. Grove on February 9, 1999)--Granddaughter (Carrie Ravn)--and a Son-in-law (Al Ravn). Veva Alice Koehler was born on July 20, 1914 in Marshall County, Iowa the daughter of Charles Martin and Fern Agnes (Nichol) Koehler. She graduated from New Hampton High School at New Hampton, Iowa in 1932. Veva married Clarence Oliver Grove on February 11, 1937 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fairbank, Iowa. She had formerly been a resident of Parkview Assisted Living in Fairbank and has been a resident of the Oelwein Health Care Center since August of 2009.