Barbara Gray

IRON MOUNTAIN - Barbara J. Gray, 88, of Iron Mountain, died on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital. She was born on Feb. 17, 1918, in Quinnesec, daughter of the late Arthur and Olive (Hicks) Grenfell. Barbara was a graduate of Quinnesec High School and has been a lifelong resident of this area. Barbara worked as a cook and housekeeper for the Nicholson's farm in Waucedah for several years. She married F. Harold Gray on April 7, 1938, in Iron Mountain and he preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 2000. In 1946, they bought a dairy farm in Waucedah and operated it for 25 years. They operated a milk route for 45 years. She owned and operated the Waucedah Restaurant for three years. She and her husband sold the farm and moved to Hermansville where Barbara was the head cook at the Wildwood Restaurant for 22 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday school at the Hermansville Methodist church for many years. Barbara was an active member of the Rebekka Lodge and the Pythian Sisters. She was a 4-H volunteer and a member of the Waucedah Square Dancing Club. She loved to dance and listen to music. Barbara enjoyed gardening and was an excellent cook. Barbara is survived by her daughter, Beverly Moraska of Milwaukee; a daughter-in-law, Jane Bolander-Gray of Menominee; two brothers, Arthur (Alice) Grenfell of Milwaukee and David (Betty) Grenfell of Oshkosh, Wis.; a sister, Marlene (Richard) Dielen of Marinette,Wis.; four grandchildren, Jody Spearman and Julie (Kevin) Nichols, both of Menominee, Sheila (Darrin) Olson and Pamela Moraska, both of Milwaukee; three great-grandchildren, Sydnie Spearman and Nicholas and Dominic Moraska; three step-grandchildren, Rick, Todd (Leslie) and Scott Bolander and several step great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Beatrice Walz of Iron Mountain and brother-in -law, William Gray of Livonia, lower Michigan; and many nieces and nephews and friends. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Gray; a son-in-law, Wallace Moraska; two brothers, Roy and Eldridge Grenfell; and a sister, Ruth Grenfell. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. at the church. Rev. Debbie Thomas and Rev. David Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in the Quinnesec Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to Trinity United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Barbara Gray online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with funeral arrangements

Barbara Gray

January 21, 1919 - January 21, 2007