Timothy K. Grauer

Timothy ""Tim"" K. Grauer passed away on March 18, 2014 at the age of 65. He died of pancreatic cancer. Tim was born in Cherokee, Iowa on November 28, 1948 and was reared on a farm near Larrabee, Iowa. He attended grade school in Larrabee and high school in Sutherland, Iowa graduating with the class of 1968. He joined the Air Force in 1969 and retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1991. He was a Vietnam veteran. Tim married Julia ""Jude"" Roach on December 5, 1969 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. They had two children Jennifer and Jochen, both born in Wiesbaden, Germany. Tim earned a Bachelor's degree in business from Chapman University and later a Master's in business administration from Regis University in Denver. After a career in the Air Force, Tim went on to a second career of 22 years serving veterans with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Survivors include his wife Julia; children Jennifer (Dr. Joshua Renkin)Grauer and Jochen Grauer; granddaughter Adey Gene Renkin; mother Lulu (Dorr) Grauer; sister Nancy Larsen and brother Joel Grauer. Tim was a member of numerous Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregations during his lifetime. He was also a 18 year member of the American Legion, Post #1, Denver, CO. Tim's hobbies included skiing, genealogy and gardening. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 in the morning at Peace with Christ Lutheran Church, 3290 S Tower Rd, in Aurora. Committal will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Friday, March 28, at 2:30 in the afternoon. Please click on ""Sign Guestbook"" to share memories of Tim and messages of condolence with his family.