OBITUARY: Mildred Margaret Grell Caffrey, 1913-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa


                     Mildred Margaret Grell Caffrey

[Mitchell Co. Press-News - Posted Nov. 27, 2002 - www.mcpress.com ]

Private family funeral services were held for Mildred Margaret Caffrey, 89,
formerly of McIntire, on Monday, November 25, 2002 at the Lindstrom Funeral
Home in Riceville, IA. Reverend Michael Carey officiated. Burial was in
Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake, IA. Mildred died Saturday, November 23,
2002 at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville, IA.

Mildred was born July 16, 1913 at Ventura, IA to John C. and Maude Thomas
Grell. She attended school at Ventura Consolidated School and graduated in
1931. After graduating she attended Iowa State Teacher's College and taught
in a rural school during the 1931-32 school year.

She was married to Virgil Caffrey of Swaledale, IA on August 5, 1933 at New
Hampton, IA and to this union two daughters Leora and Geri were born.

During the teacher shortage she returned to college and taught for 35 years
including schools in Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Minnesota - the last 19
years at Caledonia, MN. Virgil Caffrey passed away in 1967 and she continued
to live in McIntire until her death. She loved flowers and her yard was a
place of beauty. She was an ardent quilter and made quilts for her entire
family.

Preceding Mildred in death were her parents, husband, two brothers Carl and 
Walter Grell, three sisters Alice Barton, Nettie Zook and Cora Spurrier, a
step-son Darrell Caffrey and two granddaughters Becky and Diane Martin.

Her survivors include two daughters Leora Huddleston of McIntire, IA and
Geri Martin of Schaller, IA, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren,
four great-great-grandchildren and a sister ruby Barlow of Mason City, IA.





Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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