01/02/2026
As we step forward into a new year our hearts are a little heavier with the loss of one of our founding owners. Bob and Ruth built a local family owned business in the Elkader community that has lasted for 78 years!
Together they built that business on simple principles; honesty, integrity, quality products and long term relationships.
We at Grau logs and lumber are committed to honoring those core values now and into the future. We will miss Ruth’s years of support and commitment to our business and the community, but most of all we will miss our grandma Ruth.
Ruth Button Grau, 93 of Elkader, Iowa passed away Monday, December 29, 2025 at MercyOne Hospital in Elkader, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am with a visitation from 9:00 am until 11:00 am on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader, Iowa with Rev. Paula Anderson as the officiant.
Inurnment will be held at a later date in East Side Cemetery in Elkader, Iowa.
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