Gladys Annette Gravos

HOFF FUNERAL HOMES - RUSHFORD CHAPEL 507-864-7771 Gladys Annette Gravos, 93, of Peterson, Minn. died on Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Gladys was born on March 17, 1916, in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minn. to Adolph and Hilda (Howard) Hagen. She was raised in Yucatan Valley where she attended country school. She married Orrin Gravos on September 22, 1934, at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. Gladys and Orrin farmed in the Highland, Minn. area for many years. She was an active member of First Lutheran Church of Highland where she served in the church circle, ladies aid, and quilting group. Gladys loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She is survived by one son, Dennis (Edna) Gravos of Peterson, Minn., four grandchildren: Bryan (Diane) Gravos, Bradley (Tyra) Gravos, Bethany Gravos, and Ben (Kim) Gravos; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren: Jim "Junior" Edwards, Tamara, Stenberg, Tanya Rislove, Jeremiah (Missy) Edwards, Tina (Craig) Howard, and Jacob Edwards; two sisters-in-law; and her former daughter-in-law, Janele Cooley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orrin; one son, Everett; one brother, Hollis; one sister, Myrtle, and one great-grandchild, Tyler. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, at the First Lutheran Church of Highland with the Rev. Roger Knudson officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, at Hoff Funeral Homes - Rushford Chapel, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. The family prefers memorials to be directed to the First Lutheran Church of Highland. Please leave a memory of Gladys, sign her online guestbook and view her tribute video when it becomes available online at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/104054