Graham, Bertha 1860-1962

GRAHAM, GRIEBELING, MYER

Posted By: Beth Talbot Larson (email)
Date: 1/16/2025 at 18:55:22

Mrs. Bertha Graham, Newton's Oldest Resident, Dies Sunday

Mrs. Frank S. (Bertha) Graham, 102, of 518 E. Fifth St. N., Newton's oldest resident, died at 2:15 p.m.
Sunday at the Skiff Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church.

The Rev. Philip C. Bibleheimer, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Newton Union Cemetery.

Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Graham is survived by a nephew, Clarence Griebeling of Newton, three great-nieces, two great-nephews, and eight great-great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and a niece.

Mrs. Graham was a member of the First Lutheran Church where she taught a Sunday School class for 88 years. She was also a member of The Daily News Three Quarter Century Club and the Golden Age Club.

In former years Mrs. Graham was a charter member of the Skiff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, was active in Women's Missionary Society, the Jasper County Sunday School Association and was secretary of the Newton Library Board.

The daughter of Christian and Lena Myer Griebeling, she was born May 15, 1860 at Newton.

She was graduated from Newton High School in 1878
and was the school's oldest living graduate prior to her death.

She was married to Frank S. Graham in 1906 in Newton.

In observance of her 100th birthday anniversary Mrs. Graham was honored by the congregation of the First Lutheran Church.

Graham Hall at the church is named for her.

Newton Daily News, Newton IA, October 15, 1962,
Monday