Howard P. Gragg
Chelsea
Howard P. Gragg, 88, of Chelsea died Nov. 16, 2002, at Silver Meadows in Chelsea. He was born Jan. 3, 1914, in Kalkaska the son of George and Pearl (Frye) Gragg.
Mr. Gragg was a member of Ypsilanti United Methodist Church, and was the Ypsilanti assistant fire chief for 30-plus years. He enjoyed wood carving and making furniture.
Surviving are his wife, LaNue Gragg of Chelsea; his stepdaughter, Viatt Love of Grand Rapids; LaNue’s children, Kathleen (Michael) Cross of Chelsea, Florence (James) Collins of Chelsea, Michael Kelly of Minnesota and Patrick Kelly of Bryan, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Gerald Gragg and his first and second wives, Marie and Vivian.
A funeral was held Tuesday at the Staffan-Mitchell funeral Home in Chelsea. The Rev. Kathy Batell. Chaplain at Chelsea Community Hospital, officiated. Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery in Kalkaska.
