Bobbie died in Delnor Hospital of interstitial lung disease. It was probably a complication from chemotherapy for her colon cancer.
Memorial web page: http://www.never-gone.com/Memorials/default.aspx?m=X4ut1hCGeDmd79RAe/EbAw%3d%3d
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From: Tim Binning
Date: September 7, 2020 at 11:14:39 PM CDT
To: AllProAllOffices
Subject: Important message re Bobbie Gerbrecht Grayson
RE/MAX All Pro Family,
It is with great pain and I am so incredibly sorry and heartbroken to have to inform you of the passing of Bobbie Gerbrecht Grayson. Bobbie had been battling cancer for the last several months with chemotherapy treatments. Last week she went into the hospital as she was having trouble breathing and they thought she had pneumonia. I spoke with her in the middle of last week and she sounded great. I told her she sounded better than she had in over a month and she said it was because they were giving her oxygen and she said she was feeling better also. This afternoon I received a call from her son Arno saying that she had taken a turn for the worse and that she did not have pneumonia but in fact had some serious underlying lung issues that the doctors could not do anything for. Their choices were to put her on a respirator which they felt she would not come off the same if she was able to come off, or to just try to make her comfortable. Bobbie chose to be made comfortable. I am in shock that this all happened so quick.
I know this will come as an incredible shock to many of you as you were probably not aware of what Bobbie was going through. When Bobbie found out she had cancer she was convinced she would beat it and did not want us to share this information as she truly felt she would beat it and be fine. She did not want anyone to worry about her. We wanted to respect her wishes. When I received the call this afternoon from her son and was told that they were not expecting her to make it long I asked if it was ok to put out an email to the office. I was asked not to do that as only a few people were allowed to be at the hospital. Her son said that Laura & I could come to the hospital to see her. Laura & I went to the hospital at about 6PM. Bobbie was on oxygen but was alert and we had a nice conversation. She shared with me how much she loved everyone at the office and asked me to let everyone know that she just didn't want everyone to worry about her. We prayed together and we let her know how incredibly thankful we were for her and how much she meant to all of us. Words can not express what she meant to Laura & I personally, not to mention professionally, and I am sure all of you felt the same. I will try to find comfort in knowing that Bobbie is no longer in pain, and I hope you can do the same, & that she is with the Lord. Please keep Bobbie's family in your thoughts and prayers as this is incredibly difficult for them. I also ask for your patience and understanding as we work through this difficult time.
Tim & Laura Binning
Tim Binning
Broker/Owner
RE/MAX All Pro
Direct Number 630-339-4011
www.TimBinning.com
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Claus' birth record is online at https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v36458?image=46 , and it mentions Ekelund and Hult, as mentioned also in the letter we have from the archivist.
Claus was born June 11, 1864, in Vetlanda, Sweden, and attended grade school there 1871-1877. In July, 1880 he started as an apprentice in a furniture shop where he worked for three years. He emigrated to the US March 26, 1883, as is recorded in the census, because he was about to be drafted into the Swedish Army for four years. His opportunity came when a Mr. Swan Carlson from Pilot Mound went to Sweden to get farm workers, to be indentured for one year. He arrived in Pilot Mound on April 18, 1883. He hired out to a farmer in that community and began at once to take an active part in the Grant Center Congregation which is now, Trinity Lutheran Church of Boxholm. When he was 21 the church was built, and he drew the plans for it and helped with the construction. When Claus was 21 he drew the plans and supervised the building of Grant Center Lutheran Church near Boxholm, Iowa, in Boone County, Iowa. Then he farmed nearby until 1887 or 88, and went to Stratford, in Hamilton County. There he managed a furniture store and built caskets for C. J. Danielson, who had another store in Dayton. He met Anna Carlson in Dayton, and married her December 23, 1890. He was superintendent of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Orphan Home for 16 years at Stanton, Iowa, starting in 1892: all five children were born during this period. He managed another orphan home for two years at Vasa, Minnesota. They were very much interested in Sunday School and congregational work, and both sang in the choir. He went to the ``79 Ranch" in Barber, Montana, for two years, for a Mr. Eklund, whose son still owns the ranch, which is now called the Eklund Ranch. (Is there any connection between Eklund ranch and the village "Ekelund" where Claus was born?) Claus worked as a carpenter, helped them build shacks, an irrigation system, and started a lumber company. The ranch was near the Musselshell River, where there was sheep herding and sheep shearing. Mr. Dawson was the ranch foreman. They had 18-28 Hereford bulls and three cowboys. The log cabin they lived in near Ryegate is still there. In 1912 he came back to Dayton, bought a farm north of town, and farmed until 1925, when they sold out and moved to town. Anna died November 8, 1932. In 1935 he retired and moved from Dayton to Boone, where he became a cabinet maker and painter. He married Alice Wiley in 1938. He was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church throughout his life. He died April 11, 1955, at home, 1728 Crawford Street, Boone, Iowa, and is buried in the Dayton cemetery.
Rebecca Grayson has (1992) a dresser with a mirror that Claus built, which she got from her mother, June. She also has a silver set that used to belong to her mother June on which is inscribed "Complements of Manrelunds Församling, to C. G. & A. Lind."
Dan Grayson has a wall cabinet that Claus built.
We have a picture of the tombstone, and it looks like this:
LIND
ANNA CLAUS G.
1859 1931 1864 1955
Dan Grayson's baby book has a family tree in it that lists Claus' father as Carl Wilhelm Lind.
Claus was born June 11, 1864, in Vetlanda, Sweden, and attended grade school there 1871-1877. In July, 1880 he started as an apprentice in a furniture shop where he worked for three years. He emigrated to the US March 26, 1883, because he was about to be drafted into the Swedish Army for four years. His opportunity came when a Mr. Swan Carlson from Pilot Mound went to Sweden to get farm workers, to be indentured for one year. He arrived in Pilot Mound on April 18, 1883. He hired out to a farmer in that community and began at once to take an active part in the Grant Center Congregation which is now, Trinity Lutheran Church of Boxholm. When he was 21 the church was built, and he drew the plans for it and helped with the construction. When Claus was 21 he drew the plans and supervised the building of Grant Center Lutheran Church near Boxholm, Iowa, in Boone County, Iowa. Then he farmed nearby until 1887 or 88, and went to Stratford, in Hamilton County. There he managed a furniture store and built caskets for C. J. Danielson, who had another store in Dayton. He met Anna Carlson in Dayton, and married her December 23, 1890. He was superintendent of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Orphan Home for 16 years at Stanton, Iowa, starting in 1892: all five children were born during this period. He managed another orphan home for two years at Vasa, Minnesota. They were very much interested in Sunday School and congregational work, and both sang in the choir. He went to the ``79 Ranch" in Barber, Montana, for two years, for a Mr. Eklund, whose son still owns the ranch, which is now called the Eklund Ranch. Claus worked as a carpenter, helped them build shacks, an irrigation system, and started a lumber company. The ranch was near the Musselshell River, where there was sheep herding and sheep shearing. Mr. Dawson was the ranch foreman. They had 18-28 Hereford bulls and three cowboys. The log cabin they lived in near Ryegate is still there. In 1912 he came back to Dayton, bought a farm north of town, and farmed until 1925, when they sold out and moved to town. Anna died November 8, 1932. In 1935 he retired and moved from Dayton to Boone, where he became a cabinet maker and painter. He married Alice Wiley in 1938. He was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church throughout his life. He died April 11, 1955, at home, 1728 Crawford Street, Boone, Iowa, and is buried in the Dayton cemetery.
Rebecca Grayson has (1992) a dresser with a mirror that Claus built, which she got from her mother, June. She also has a silver set that used to belong to her mother June on which is inscribed "Complements of Manrelunds Församling, to C. G. & A. Lind."
Dan Grayson has a wall cabinet that Claus built.
We have a picture of the tombstone, and it looks like this:
LIND
ANNA CLAUS G.
1859 1931 1864 1955
Dan Grayson's baby book has a family tree in it that lists Claus' father as Carl Wilhelm Lind.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hvetlanda, Småland, Sweden.
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Claes Gustav
BIRTH: Also shown as Born Hvetlanda, Smaland, Sweden.
DEATH: Also shown as Died Apr 13 1955
Born October 13, 1828, in Kråkshult parish, Sweden. Died at the age of 94 in Sweden according to Ted Lind, 1975.
The family lived at the small cottage Ekelund under the farm Hult, from 1865 Skoarp under Vetlanda postgård, and from 1886 Åkersdal under the same farm. In 1895 the parents and one daughter were living at Åkersdal under Hvetlanda postgard. The children were all born in Hvetlanda parish, Sweden.
Carl's death record is online at https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v172682?image=63 . It says he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. It also gives a cross reference to his entry in the census book : "238 I". That page is online at https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v172641?image=2500 . It shows Carl's occupation as "Toffel" maker, a maker of slippers or wooden clogs.
Information about the grave is available at https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/83360908 .
The family is listed in the census, 1866-1870, on page 185, online at https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v22501?image=201 .
Rebecca and Daniel Grayson found the grave in June, 2019. Inquiries about its status resulted in this reply:
"I have been looking for those buried in our register, but not found them because the graves are old. If you have found the stones over the deceased at Vetlanda cemetery, these will remain forever. No cost will be charged when these stones are classified as culturally interesting. The remains of the deceased will not be removed.
With best regards
Jan Johansson
Förvaltningsassistent
Kyrkogårdsförvaltningen
Vetlanda pastorat
0383-553585"
Born October 13, 1828, in Kråkshult parish, Sweden. Died at the age of 94 in Sweden according to Ted Lind, 1975.
The family lived at the small cottage Ekelund under the farm Hult, from 1865 Skoarp under Vetlanda postgård, and from 1886 Akersdal under the same farm. In 1895 the parents and one daughter were living at Åkersdal under Hvetlanda postgard. The children were all born in Hvetlanda parish, Sweden.
BIRTH: Also shown as Born 13 Oct 1828
DEATH: Also shown as Died 1923