Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, October 28, in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her honor to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com.
Mary was born September 21, 1951, to Russell and Marilyn (Falb) Larson in Tacoma, WA. She was a 1969 graduate of Oxford Junction High School and went on to graduate from St. Luke’s Nursing School. On December 17, 1977, she married Dave Gravert and they went on to enjoy 43 years of marriage. Mary’s love of children motivated her to open an at-home daycare and she also volunteered to be a Sunday school teacher at St. Johns United Methodist Church.
Mary loved spending time with her friends and family and attending church events.
Those left to cherish Mary’s memory include her loving husband, Dave Gravert; children, Melissa Gravert and Stephanie Spitzer-Gravert; grandson, Oscar Spitzer; mother, Marilyn Larson; sisters, Diane, Kathi, and Pam; half-brother, Greg; along with step-sisters, Connie and Lisa.
She was preceded in death by her father, Russell.