OBITUARY: Grace Naoma Earl Lafferty 1913-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Oct. 16, 2002]

   

                       Grace Naoma Earl Lafferty
                                        
Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 14, 2002 at the St. Ansgar United
Methodist Church for Grace Naoma Earl Lafferty, 89, who died Friday, Oct.
11, 2002 at St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar, IA. The Rev.
Jay Amundson officiated.

A graveside service was held in the afternoon, at Fairview Cemetery,
Oakland, MN.

Grace was born Aug. 11, 1913 in Freeborn County, MN to Casper and Lilly
(Lerum) Earl. 

She graduated from Austin High School and Mankato State College (Minnesota
State University-Mankato) and started teaching in 1932 in Freeborn County
Country Schools. Earl taught in Lansing, Lyle and Hayfield Schools
(Brownsdale) before retirement in 1978. She lived most of her adult
life in Austin, MN before moving to St. Ansgar in 2001.

On Dec. 28, 1939, she married John D. Lafferty in Austin, MN.

Grace enjoyed reading and playing bridge. A special treasure were the memory
of her many trips to Ontario, Canada to fish with her family and friends.
She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and Aunt and will be missed by her
family.

Preceding her in death were her husband, parents, five brothers and four
sisters.

Survivors include her son, Dr. John D. and Rebecca Lafferty of St. Ansgar,
her grandchildren Jill Lafferty and her husband Alan Pierce of Golden
Valley, MN and Anne Lafferty of Minneapolis, one sister Anna Arett of
Austin, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar was in charge of arrangements.
641-713-4920.




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