Irene Gravett

OTTUWMA:  Irene Gravett, 90, of Ottumwa, Iowa and former resident of Bloomfield, Iowa died April 19, 2009 at the Ridgewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Ottumwa.  She was born December 28, 1918 in Davis County, Iowa to J. Lloyd and Leona Ruth Francis Kinsler.  She married Beulas E. Gravett February 18, 1939 in Bloomfield.  He preceded her in death May 3, 1983.  She was a member of the Monterey Christian Church and the Locust Grove Ladies Aide.  She was a homemaker.

She is survived by a son, Robert (Judy) Gravett of Springfield, Missouri; a daughter, Roberta (Dennis) Arnold of Ottumwa, Iowa; 5 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and a sister, Neva (Joe) Kerby of Aurora, Colorado.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; an infant son; an infant daughter; a granddaughter, Tracey Middleton; 2 brothers, Willard and Robert Kinsler; and 3 sisters, Martha Gordy, Edith Waybell and Ethel Johnson.

Funeral services will be at 10:30am on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Iowa with Rev. Richard Friend officiating.  Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield.  Visitation will begin after 9am on Thursday with the family present to greet friends from 5-7pm at the funeral home.  A memorial has been established to the American Cancer Society.