Grauer, Donald E.
IOWA CITY -

Donald E. Grauer, 69, of 1315 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in Mercy, Iowa City, from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease. Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
with the Rev. Michael Phillips officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at Lensing Funeral Service, Iowa City, where a parish wake service will be held at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City. Memorials can be directed to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Iowa City Hospice or the ALS Foun
dation (Lou Gehrig's Disease Research).

Don was born Aug. 6, 1938, the son of George and Marie (Haman) Grauer. He graduated from Tiffin High School in 1957. He married Delores Irving on July 29, 1967. He loved the great outdoors, especially his favorite fishing holes and
auto racing.

Survivors include his wife, Delores; three children, Kevin Grauer of Iowa City, Jean
Grauer of West Des Moines, and R. Christine Grauer-Hirt of Coralville; two grandchildren, MacGwire Hirt and Gabrielle Hirt; and four sisters, Hazel (Bud) Schropp of Cedar Rapids, Marianne Tresnak of Denver, Iowa, Audrey Kosina of Brighton, and Eileen (Larry) Jiras of Oxford.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com