From the July 17, 2009, edition of The Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA)
DAVENPORT — Clayton Irving Grass, 92, of Davenport, passed away July 15, 2009, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Services will be Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. at Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park.
Clayton was born to Charles and Emma (Dahl) Grass on September 1, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. In 1917 the family moved to Davenport where he has resided ever since.
Clayton was a World War II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater from February 1943 through January 1946, when he was discharged. He was a crane operator for Alter Company for 30 years, retiring in 1977.
Clayton married Ellen Springsteen in Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1994.
Survivors include his sisters, Leone Thorndike and Leota Maxfield, both of Davenport, and Lettie Carroll, of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Charles Grass, and wife, Rosalea, of Davenport; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Clayton was a kind and generous son, husband and brother, a wonderful friend and neighbor and will be deeply missed by all.
Clayton's motto was "Try to keep within your heart that little spark of celestial fire call conscience," which he could repeat until the day he died. Sleep well, dear heart, in the arms of your Savior.
DAVENPORT — Clayton Irving Grass, 92, of Davenport, passed away July 15, 2009, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Services will be Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. at Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park.
Clayton was born to Charles and Emma (Dahl) Grass on September 1, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. In 1917 the family moved to Davenport where he has resided ever since.
Clayton was a World War II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater from February 1943 through January 1946, when he was discharged. He was a crane operator for Alter Company for 30 years, retiring in 1977.
Clayton married Ellen Springsteen in Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1994.
Survivors include his sisters, Leone Thorndike and Leota Maxfield, both of Davenport, and Lettie Carroll, of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Charles Grass, and wife, Rosalea, of Davenport; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Clayton was a kind and generous son, husband and brother, a wonderful friend and neighbor and will be deeply missed by all.
Clayton's motto was "Try to keep within your heart that little spark of celestial fire call conscience," which he could repeat until the day he died. Sleep well, dear heart, in the arms of your Savior.
From the July 17, 2009, edition of The Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA)
DAVENPORT — Clayton Irving Grass, 92, of Davenport, passed away July 15, 2009, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Services will be Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. at Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park.
Clayton was born to Charles and Emma (Dahl) Grass on September 1, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. In 1917 the family moved to Davenport where he has resided ever since.
Clayton was a World War II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater from February 1943 through January 1946, when he was discharged. He was a crane operator for Alter Company for 30 years, retiring in 1977.
Clayton married Ellen Springsteen in Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1994.
Survivors include his sisters, Leone Thorndike and Leota Maxfield, both of Davenport, and Lettie Carroll, of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Charles Grass, and wife, Rosalea, of Davenport; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Clayton was a kind and generous son, husband and brother, a wonderful friend and neighbor and will be deeply missed by all.
Clayton's motto was "Try to keep within your heart that little spark of celestial fire call conscience," which he could repeat until the day he died. Sleep well, dear heart, in the arms of your Savior.
DAVENPORT — Clayton Irving Grass, 92, of Davenport, passed away July 15, 2009, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Services will be Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. at Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park.
Clayton was born to Charles and Emma (Dahl) Grass on September 1, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. In 1917 the family moved to Davenport where he has resided ever since.
Clayton was a World War II Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater from February 1943 through January 1946, when he was discharged. He was a crane operator for Alter Company for 30 years, retiring in 1977.
Clayton married Ellen Springsteen in Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him in death in 1994.
Survivors include his sisters, Leone Thorndike and Leota Maxfield, both of Davenport, and Lettie Carroll, of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Charles Grass, and wife, Rosalea, of Davenport; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Clayton was a kind and generous son, husband and brother, a wonderful friend and neighbor and will be deeply missed by all.
Clayton's motto was "Try to keep within your heart that little spark of celestial fire call conscience," which he could repeat until the day he died. Sleep well, dear heart, in the arms of your Savior.
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