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Bonnie Madelia Graves


Bonnie Madelia Graves
October 23, 1911 - Beach, North Dakota
April 29, 2000 - Portland, Oregon
Beloved Mother
m Claude B Graves, 9/23/1939, Bagley, Minnesota
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Bonnie Madelia Graves     Oct. 23, 1911 — April 29, 2000

Bonnie Madelia Graves, 88, died Saturday at a Portland foster care home facility.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Niswonger, Reynolds and Tabor Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Nativity Lutheran Church in Bend. A private graveside service will be on Thursday.

Mrs. Graves was born in Beach, N.D., on Oct. 23, 1911. She married Claude Graves on Sept. 23, 1939, in Bagley, Minn.

In 1953, the Graveses moved to Bend and Mrs. Graves worked as a music teacher for the Bend-La Pine School District and as a private piano teacher until her retirement in 1975.

Survivors include two sons, Claude (Bud) Graves Jr. of Port Townsend, Washington, and Gary Graves of Stayton; two daughters, Claudia Martin of Bend and Marguerite Barron of Portland and 13 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions in her name may be made to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1551 NW First St., Bend 97701, or Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 Brosterhous Road, Bend 97702.

Niswonger, Reynolds and Tabor Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

The Bend Bulletin, 5/2/2000

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