Albert Eugene Grim

PULASKI:  Albert Eugene Grim, 85, of Pulaski, Iowa died April 24, 2008 at his home.  He was born April 3, 1923 in Davis County, Iowa to Albert and Elizabeth Brown Grim.  He married Martha E. Hargrove July 29, 1944 in Kileen, Texas while being stationed at Fort Hood Army Training Base.  She precedes him in death November 12, 2003.  Known to his family and friends as “Gene”, he grew up in rural Davis County and Van Buren Counties.  He graduated from Pulaski High School and joined the United States Army.  During WWII he served in Italy.  After the war, he moved to his current residence south of Pulaski.  Gene was very conservation minded as he was one of the first in the county to build erosion control terraces.  He prided himself on his skill as a farmer and enjoyed being a short line machinery dealer.

He is survived by 3 sons, Donald E. “Butch” (Linda) Grim, Joe (Linda) Grim both of Pulaski, Iowa, Robert “Bob” (Brenda) Grim of Valparaiso, Nebraska; 2 daughters, Karen (Don) Tharp of Pulaski, Nancy (Allen) Dewes, of Des Moines, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Hope Kinsinger of Iowa City, Iowa, Grace Whirrett of Pulaski, Esther Muntz of Milton, and a brother, Donald “Tex” (Jeannie) Grim of Ottumwa, Iowa.

He is preceded in death by his wife; parents; and 2 sisters, Jane White and Ann Cone.