Funeral Homes in Graceville, MN

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Tom Kelly (baseball player).

Graceville is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 577 at the 2010 census.

Graceville Obituaries

It was revealed by Kalamazoo Gazette on June 12th, 2018 that James J "Jim" Bauer passed away in Richland, Michigan.  Bauer was 88 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James J "Jim"'s life.

It was disclosed on January 27th, 2017 that Frances Chleo Sacks (Downes) passed on in Grapvine, Texas.  Ms. Sacks was 99 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Frances Chleo's life.

It was noted by The Desert Sun on July 22nd, 2016 that Lois Eleanor Strom (Olmem) perished in Palm Desert, California.  Ms. Strom was 87 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lois Eleanor's life.

It was noted on July 5th, 2015 that Patricia Mary Jesme passed on in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Jesme was 79 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Patricia Mary's life.

It was written by Bellingham Herald on June 24th, 2015 that Leonard E Nelson passed away in Bellingham, Washington.  Nelson was 71 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Leonard E's life.

It was reported on June 19th, 2015 that Roger M Griffith died in Wichita Falls, Texas.  Griffith was 80 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Roger M's life.

It was noted on September 5th, 2014 that Betty Jean Orvis (Bridgford) passed on in Peoria, Arizona.  Ms. Orvis was 91 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Betty Jean's life.

It was revealed by The Forum on June 13th, 2014 that Mary Lucille Bauer passed on in Fargo, North Dakota.  Bauer was 79 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Lucille's life.

It was written on February 3rd, 2014 that Robert L Ludowese died in Wakefield, Kansas.  Ludowese was 76 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert L's life.

It was revealed by Chippewa Herald on April 30th, 2013 that Donald A Knutson passed away in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Knutson was 72 years old and was born in Graceville, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donald A's life.

History

Arriving in Graceville too late to adequately prepare and having little grasp of English, the Irish language speakers were ill prepared for the massive blizzard which descended in the winter. Archbishop Ireland would later describe the scandal as the greatest grief of his life. As both the Protestant Freemasons of Morris and the English speaking Irish-Americans of Graceville both schemed to manipulate the situation for their own ends, the sufferings of the Connemara refugees became an international scandal. In summer 1880, Archbishop Ireland paid for the passage of a ship filled with Famine refugees from Connemara in County Galway. Wishing to settle the Minnesota prairie with Catholic Irish-Americans, he actively promoted settlement in Graceville and the surrounding region.