Lucille ‘Ozie’
McGraw
Lucille
“Ozie” McGraw, 81, of Red
Lake , MN went to live with the Lord on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at
the Red Lake Hospital in Red
Lake.
Funeral
Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, March 14, 2008 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church
in Red Lake
with Fr. Pat Sullivan officiating. A wake will begin at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Red Lake Center
in Red Lake . Interment will be at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Red Lake
under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji.
Lucille “Ozie” was born October 1, 1926 in Red Lake
the daughter of Norman and Nancy (Dickenson) Kelly. She married Wilfred
J. McGraw, Sr. and had 3 children; Linda, Valerian “PJ” and Wilfred “Chum”
Jr. She worked as a logger with her uncle, Bob Jeff and as a cook for the
Red Lake Police Department and as a foster parent. Her last job was
working for 10 years delivering the Bemidji Pioneer in the Red Lake
area. She enjoyed watching wrestling, Monday night RAW and Smackdown, doing cross word puzzles, word find and reading
romance and mystery novels.
She is
survived by her 3 children: Linda McGraw-Adams of Redby,
Valerian “PJ” McGraw of Red
Lake, Wilfred McGraw, Jr. of Red Lake;
6 grandchildren: Clint Zeller, Nova Larson, Jenna Zeller, Sarah, Carmen and Valerie
McGraw; 5 great grandchildren;
Ex-husband: Wilfred McGraw, Sr.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, brother Norman Kelly, Jr. and daughter-in-law
Theresa McGraw.
Active Casketbearers will be Valerian McGraw, Wilfred McGraw, Jr.,
Clint Zeller, Terry Adams, Charlie Kelly, Terry Neadeau,
Joseph Saul and Hank Larson.
Honorary
Casketbearers will be Nova Larson, Jenna Zeller,
Carla McGraw-Zavoral, Sarah McGraw, Carmen McGraw and
Valerie McGraw.