Take Time to Remember & Thank Someone..

 

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From: Bobby Graef

To: Robert Graef

Cc: Robert Graef100

Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:51 AM

Subject: Take Time to Remember & Thank Someone..

Action in Germany.. fighting in France take their lives Virgik Bixby was only 20 when killed in Germany World War II l        Phyllis Bixby Ford Bradley Rickey .. Phyllis married Virgil Bixeby .. Above is her photo

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Remembering Virgil Bixby on D-Day June 6

From: Robert Graef

Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 10:57 AM

Subject: Remembering Virgil Bixby on D-Day June 6

Remembering those We Love

Virgil Henry Bixby died in the invasion of Normandy

Phyllis and Virgil Bixby married days before

Virgil left for combat in France

This is their wedding photo

D-Day

The US Army remembers June 6, 1944: D-Day in Normandy,

. Video, audio, photos, posters, and maps tell the story.
www.army.mil/d-day

Virgil Died in the assault in WW 2

fighting Nazi German 's

http://picasaweb.google.com/robertgraef/PhyllisRickeyBixbyBradleyAndWilliamFord#

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To: bob2family@yahoo.com Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 2:04 AM Subject: Graef Historical Group Index http://www.graef-family.blogspot.com/ The latest from Graef Historical Group Happy Easter Halloween stickers from Lia Burris Emma - Jacob Graef Family Picture Jacob Graef Information package sent Memory Gardens Christmas 2007 John and Margaret Irons - Remembering on March 10 Cards .. A Great way to Celebrate Events Virgil Henry Bixby Started in 1932; Never Retired Auleen Eberhardt Mom Dad Don't worry about me Valentine's Day Irons Gravestones at Sorden Cemetery Keswick, Iowa Lives and Memories are more than what is recorded on a gravestone marker Loren and Vera Rickey with daughters Phyllis and Jean The New Born Graef Twins arrived Dec 21 1937 New Years Eve 1955 to 2007 Friends celebrate a 1955 New Years A Graef Christmas 1958 Bette's 1954 Christmas Promise The Latest Cemetery Photos Iowa Grave Photo Submissions at www.iagravestones.org A cool slideshow made with photos from AOL Pictures. Bobby First Publishes Riddles in the 4th grade ! Edward Graef Feb 28, 1923 - Aug 7 1978 Graef 1925 JOHNSON COUNTY CENSUS INDEX Happy Easter Top Subject: Re: Happy Easter Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:23 AM Hi Bob, I'm in Seoul Korea this week. I'm here for work, trying to get some business. Busy, crowded, productive, friendly, social -- that's how I describe this city. Nice to visit, but I miss seeing parks or trees. It's amazing how Seoul grew so much in the last 50 years. This place was leveled after the Korean war, and it grew from ~600,000 during the war to over 10 million today. Take care. Mike From: Bob Family To: Michael Eberhardt Cc: Andrea Eberhardt Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:20:01 PM Subject: Re: Happy Easter Mike & Family Thanks for Easter Videos... I attended Easter Sunrise Services in Montrose, Iowa April 12, 2009.. Truely a memorable experience for Bob who enjoyed the forgiveness and rebirth themes of service.. Speaker told A tale of forgiveness by her Mom who's daughter ( speaker's sister ) was killed in an accident and then the party who caused the accident was revisted years later by speaker to see if they had forgiven themselves. They had not... --- On Sat, 4/11/09, Michael Eberhardt wrote: From: Michael Eberhardt Subject: Happy Easter Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 10:36 PM To all, I wish you a great Easter, with faith, hope, and love. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYqogpLpC5Q&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtAjrNqEsoM&feature=related Mike Halloween stickers from Lia Burris Top Thursday, October 30, 2008 Halloween stickers from Lia Burris Lia You are a gem.. Thanks so much for the Halloween e-mail and sticker/seals.. Hand writing "Loretta Graef" on envelope was like my Dad's and pretty much like mine is today ! amazing .. Lia , Thanks , for finding and sending this.. Best wishes to you and your family, Halloween Oct 2008 From the laptop of your cousin Bob Graef -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Tyrone & Lia Burris To: Robert Graef Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:46 AM Subject: stickers from Lia I guess it really is not a tradition but just a natural thing that Aunts give nieces stickers. Or the way they use to call them they are seals. Then they get passed down sometimes. I thought you might get a Kick out of this set I found this morning and saw the name on the envelope. I scanned it in for you. Sometimes this information is interesting because you find that the same stuff you like can be almost a family trait to like simmilar things. I find I like these so much that I also have a hard time thinking of using them and wish to save them too. Sincerely, Lia Emma - Jacob Graef Family Picture Top This is an awesome picture.. That man is definitely a Graef,, the chin, eyes, ears all match the family profile So he has to be Jacob Graef and the woman must be Emma Skrable (his first wife) The baby is Gertrude Graef .. then the girl center back might be Clara Graef born Nov 8, 1889.. Emma and Jacob have two other daughters Margaret and Pauline and two sons.. Alfred and Albert (boy in picture) Clara went with her father Jacob (when he separated from Emma) to Oklahoma around 1910 Clara was probably the oldest of the Graef girls and 21 when she went to Oklahoma with her father Jacob.. Clara marries Peter.. ( Jacobs brother) they have two boys Edward Graef (born 1910) and my father Fred (born 1911) were both born in Oklahoma Jacob marries a Lillie C Burns in 1910 they have a son George Frederick born Sep 23 1911 Jacob Graef returns to Iowa with new wife Lilie and has another son Nicholas Syvester born Dec 6 1913 in Iowa City Lillie separates from Jacob and and returns with boys (George and Nick) to Oklahoma about 1914 Jacob Graef's life story is a complicated one and the details of his later life is still a mystery.. but he might have remarried again in Polk County, Iowa to a lady named Minnie if anyone has more information about Jacob Graef's life .. pictures or final resting place.. please send to us Thanks to Lia Burris whose Grandmother is Gertrude Graef for this very helpful photo... Thanks to Pat Graef and Brenda Ridgeway for information about Jacob while he was in Oklahoma Jacob Graef Information package sent Top Bob Family wrote: Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:03:52 -0700 (PDT) From: ROBERT GRAEF Subject: re: package sent To: Michael Ridgway ; Brenda and Pat Thanks for sending the information I am spending Easter week with my sister Beverly in Coralville, which is near Iowa City, Iowa... and will not return to Montrose until about April 3 or 4th.. But I am sure the post office in Montrose will hold your package until I return.. I will send you an e-mail then that I have picked up the package and I sincerely appreciate your efforts in gathering this family history and I want to listen to Darrell's cd's Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Bob , I was letting you know I finally got your package in the mail yesterday. I was waiting on the marriage papers from Pauls Valley. I will just sent that when I get it. Also Mom sent you a couple of Darrells music CD's he sings Southern gospel music in his spare time. Thats his hobby. We are also searching for a picure of Lillie that was married to Jacob. I'll let you know how that turns out. I hope you had a wonderful Easter. Thank you for the e-card. Ours went well. Let me know when you get the info I sent. Talk to you soon, Brenda and Pat visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bob2family?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- Memory Gardens Christmas 2007 Top Beverly and Bob visit Memory Gardens on December 21, 2007 John and Margaret Irons - Remembering on March 10 Top Dear Ancestor, You left us 107 years ago today We have come to visit you John and Margaret Irons were early settlers Keokuk County in Iowa... establishing the town of Keswick Vera E Rickey Irons is their grand daughter . Their son Warren C Irons married Christie Anna Fisch and they had 3 girls.. Velda ... Verna ... and Vera ... Sorden Cemetery Irons Family Markers Who knew that we would find this spot And come to visit you Cards .. A Great way to Celebrate Events Top Life Events Big and Small should be noted and celebrated .. Thumb-nail view of e-cards sent in 2006 and 2007 to friends and family E-Cards Sent in 2005 by rgraef@iow atelecom.n et Virgil Henry Bixby Top When Virgil Henry Bixby was killed in combat in WW 2 Phyllis Rickey Bixby remarried to Willian Ford Phyllis Rickey Bixby remarried to Willian Ford August 20, 1951 From Phyllis Rickey Ancestry .. Started in 1932; Never Retired Auleen Eberhardt Top Auleen Eberhardt Journalism Scholarship Mom Dad Don't worry about me Top View Bobby's Album and Bobby's Blogs Valentine's Day Top Valentine's Day Creation by Bette Eberhardt A card sent by Bob Graef Irons Gravestones at Sorden Cemetery Keswick, Iowa Top Who knew we would find this spot and visit you September 16, 2006 Irons Family Markers at Sorden Cemetery near Keswick, Iowa .. Final resting place for John Irons , Margaret Irons , Mary Irons . Verna Irons , Velda Irons , Warren and Christie Ann Irons .. Verna I Irons is a sister of Vera E Irons Rickey .. Sorden Cemetery Irons Family Markers Sorden Cemetery was Last visited by Beverly Graves and Robert Graef Sep 16 2006 Lives and Memories are more than what is recorded on a gravestone marker Top Lives and Memories are more than what is recorded on a gravestone marker a search for Fred Graef Album - by Robert Loren and Vera Rickey with daughters Phyllis and Jean Top The New Born Graef Twins arrived Dec 21 1937 Top New Years Eve 1955 to 2007 Top Friends celebrate a 1955 New Years Top Friends (Dale Inez) (Bob Dorothy) (Rudy Bessie) (Pauline Lionel ) (Alton Bette) gather at Fred and Jean Graef's 1307 Rochester in 1955 for a New Year's Eve celebration 50 years ago .. a great moment .. a great evening A Graef Christmas 1958 Top Bette's 1954 Christmas Promise Top Bette Christmas Promise .. 1954.. Five Ironings Wonder if Mom .. ever used her gift from Bette? The Latest Cemetery Photos Top Tuesday November 21, 2006 8:11 AM CST Gravestones for Phyllis Rickey Ford Bradley in new section of Saint Joseph Cemetery , Iowa City, Iowa The latest from Phyllis Rickey Bradley William Ford The latest from Graef St Joseph Cemetery Photos The latest from Graef Charles and Edward GraveStones Iowa Grave Photo Submissions at www.iagravestones.org Top Who knew we would find this spot and visit with you Remembering those Who have Gone before Us Gravestone Photo Submissions.. Rickey Family Gravestone Photo Submissions GRAEF Family Gravestone Photo Submissions... IRONS Family A cool slideshow made with photos from AOL Pictures. Top Bobby First Publishes Riddles in the 4th grade ! Top Bobby Graef along with classmates Arlene Brem, Bob Stika, Jerry Lewis publish in 4th grade at Horace Mann Iowa City,Iowa Edward Graef Feb 28, 1923 - Aug 7 1978 Top From Ancestry.com ... Graef 1925 JOHNSON COUNTY CENSUS INDEX Top http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajohnso/1925ICcensusG.htm

Happy Easter

Subject: Re: Happy Easter From: Mike E Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:23 AM Hi Bob, I'm in Seoul Korea this week. I'm here for work, trying to get some business. Busy, crowded, productive, friendly, social -- that's how I describe this city. Nice to visit, but I miss seeing parks or trees. It's amazing how Seoul grew so much in the last 50 years. This place was leveled after the Korean war, and it grew from ~600,000 during the war to over 10 million today. Take care. Mike From: Bob Family To: Michael Eberhardt Cc: Andrea Eberhardt Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:20:01 PM Subject: Re: Happy Easter Mike & Family Thanks for Easter Videos... I attended Easter Sunrise Services in Montrose, Iowa April 12, 2009.. Truely a memorable experience for Bob who enjoyed the forgiveness and rebirth themes of service.. Speaker told A tale of forgiveness by her Mom who's daughter ( speaker's sister ) was killed in an accident and then the party who caused the accident was revisted years later by speaker to see if they had forgiven themselves. They had not... --- On Sat, 4/11/09, Michael Eberhardt wrote: From: Michael Eberhardt Subject: Happy Easter Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 10:36 PM To all, I wish you a great Easter, with faith, hope, and love. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYqogpLpC5Q&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtAjrNqEsoM&feature=related Mike

Robert Graef says, Happy Holiday Season to All

click pic to play White Christmas music

Vipassana Meditation

With a sharpened awareness one proceeds to observe the changing nature of body and mind, and experiences the universal truths of impermanence, suffering and egolessness. This truth-realization by direct experience is the process of purification. The entire path (Dhamma) is a universal remedy for universal problems, and has nothing to do with any organized religion or sectarianism. For this reason, it can be practiced freely by everyone, at any time, in any place, without conflict due to race, community or religion, and it will prove equally beneficial to one

 

To: Robert Graef
Course: 2008/12/03 - 2008/12/14

Dear Robert,

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Comparison Photos of Beverly Graef and Lia Burris

Lia

Picture below is of my sister Beverly Graef about 1962..

Amazing .. how much you look a like

Thanks to all the information about your family history

Will post e-mails to Graef Historical Group http://graef-family.blogspot.com/ in the next day or so.

Much Love to your family

Bob  

 

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----- Original Message -----

From: Tyrone & Lia Burris

To: Robert Graef

Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 2:43 PM

Subject: My pic from Lia

Hi here is my Highschool pic. Ignore the hair My sister curled it and plastered it with a can of hair spray. My hair is normally fairly straight in a pony tail. It got darker brown as I got older and I consider my hair inherited from my Dad directly. Also the tip of my nose is like my dads. Everyone says I look like my mom at every reunion of my Dads. I have her face shape and her cheekbones and her type of eyes.
Love, Lia

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Halloween stickers from Lia Burris

Lia

You are a gem..

Thanks so much for the Halloween e-mail and sticker/seals..

Hand writing "Loretta Graef" on envelope was like my Dad's and pretty much like mine is today ! amazing ..

Lia , Thanks , for finding and sending this.. Best wishes to you and your family, Halloween Oct 2008

From the laptop of your cousin Bob Graef

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----- Original Message ----- From: Tyrone & Lia Burris To: Robert Graef

Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:46 AM

Subject: stickers from Lia

I guess it really is not a tradition but just a natural thing that Aunts give nieces stickers. Or the way they use to call them they are seals. Then they get passed down sometimes.
I thought you might get a Kick out of this set I found this morning and saw the name on the envelope. I scanned it in for you.
Sometimes this information is interesting because you find that the same stuff you like can be almost a family trait to like simmilar things. I find I like these so much that I also have a hard time thinking of using them and wish to save them too.
Sincerely, Lia

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Personality Exam

Click on image to enlarge

I did a personality quizAnd it did reflect my personality traits accurately Briefly what it said:I can be both calm and peaceful, I like to feel free to explore environment I like to see where life takes me.. this positive attitude gives me a wealth of experience.. I love to get out and see as much as I can.. I like to take time for myself.. My choice of drink shows that I care about my health At home I like my surroundings to be simple and functionalfor me friendship is about being totally relaxed with each other.. being so close you can hangout without even having to talk.

When you think of freedom.. you think of being in charge of your direction The open road and a full tank of gas will take you pretty much anywhere

The exam did not say anything about me being mean, selfish or greedy

A Taste of Iowa City

Down town merchants and resturants staged "A Taste of Iowa City Evening" Aug 27th.. Dollar tickets were sold , purchase any quanity you want, and spend them where ever you wanted too .. I purchased $7 worth.. and I was full just after spending $4.. Used remaining tickets for take home pizza from Airliner... was the best deal

Watermelon Festival - Montrose , Iowa.

Watermelons, being passed to spectators at 63 annual Watermelon Parade.. Held in Montrose, Iowa .. Saturday August 23, 2008

What a Great Jacob Graef Family Picture

Subject: What a Great Picture ! -- Jacob Graef and Family

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This is an awesome picture..

That man is definitely a Graef,, the chin, eyes, ears all match the family profile

So he has to be Jacob Graef and the woman must be Emma Skrable (his first wife)

The baby is Gertrude Graef .. then the girl center back might be Clara Graef born Nov 8, 1889..

Emma and Jacob have two other daughters Margaret and Pauline and two sons.. Alfred and Albert (boy in picture)

Clara went with her father Jacob (when he separated from Emma) to Oklahoma around 1910

Clara was probably the oldest of the Graef girls and 21 when she went to Oklahoma with her father Jacob..

Clara marries Peter.. ( Jacobs brother) they have two boys Edward Graef (born 1910) and my father Fred (born 1911) were both born in Oklahoma

Jacob marries a Lillie C Burns in 1910 they have a son George Frederick born Sep 23 1911

Jacob Graef returns to Iowa with new wife Lilie and has another son Nicholas Syvester born Dec 6 1913 in Iowa City

Lillie separates from Jacob and and returns with boys (George and Nick) to Oklahoma about 1914

Jacob Graef's life story is a complicated one and the details of his later life is still a mystery.. but he might have remarried again in Polk County, Iowa to a lady named Minnie

if anyone has more information about Jacob Graef's life .. pictures or final resting place.. please send to us

Thanks to Lia Burris (http://www.blogger.com/ ) greatgrand mother is Gertrude Graef for this very helpful photo...

Thanks to Pat Graef and Brenda Ridgeway ( grumpandyawyaw@sbcglobal.net )

send information via e-mail to robertgraef100@yahoo.com I will do the same

from the laptop of My Name is Bob Graef

Blog -- Frank Lloyd Wright-- August 2008

A blog has been established to journal

notes written and pictures taken on vacation

This FLW Blog can be viewed by clicking link below

Frank Lloyd Wright -Taliesin and Johnson Wax Bldg

Map - Frank Lloyd Wright - Johnson Wax Building

Subject: Map - Frank Lloyd Wright - Johnson Wax Building

I'd like to share a Google Maps link with you.
Location of Johnson Wax Bldg
should be easy to remember..
it is at corner of Racine Street and 16th Street
and the tour date is Friday 08/08/08 12 Noon
from the laptop of
My Name is Bob

The time I have scheduled to spend with you is:
August 6, 7, 8 and 9. I will make reservations for Taliesin on either August 7 or August 9.
I googled the trip yesterday. It's approximately 3 hours to Spring Green (Taliesin) from Davenport.
It is approximately 3 hours from Spring Green to Racine (Johnson Wax Bldg).

Memorable Moment from the Life of Robert Graef

Memorable Moment from the Life of Robert Graef

This Memorial Day May 26, 2008

Darrell Graef Where The Stars and Stripes Fly Free

Graef Darrell Where the Stars and Stripes Fly Free

I owe it all to Jesus