64600_Bill E._Grinstead
Bill E. Grinstead, age 87, of Osage, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.
Graveside inurnment services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Orchard Cemetery in Orchard, Iowa, with military honors by Osage American Legion Post 278. Bill’s great-nephew, Christopher Morrison, will officiate. To those who knew Bill and friends of the family, an invitation is extended to attend and celebrate his life.
Bill was born April 23, 1925, in Osage, the son of John Harvey and Corinne Pearl (Morse) Grinstead. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Bill was proud of his father, his seven brothers, and three brothers-in-law who also served in the military. Bill lived and worked in Osage for many years, with employment at Bartch Electric. He was a skilled woodworker, loved bowling and playing horseshoes, among his many interests.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; his older brother, Gerald John Grinstead; his younger brother, Ronald Gene Grinstead; his younger sister, Cyndie Lee Brumm; nieces, Randi Johnson Krukow and Nancy Lynn Grinstead; nephew, David Todd Morrison; brother-in-law, Bill Johnson; and sister-in-law, Barbara Wietzel Grinstead and Betty Griener Grinstead.
He is survived by his brothers and sisters, Donald Dean (Melva) Grinstead of Lewiston, Idaho, Dorine Mae “Suzi” (Leslie) Thurnau of Osage, James Allen (Janet) Grinstead of Osage, Lawrence Eugene (Barbara) Grinstead of Austin, Minnesota, Ruth Ann Johnson of Riceville, Alice Turpin Grinstead of Osage, Richard Dale Grinstead of Tucson, Arizona, David Leroy Grinstead of Lewiston, Idaho, Lynda Louise (Joseph) Retterath of Eagan, Minnesota; brother-in-law, Roger Brumm of Stacyville; sister-in-law, Joyce Hinders Grinstead of Charles City; and many nieces and nephews.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706
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