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ARMSTRONG -- B l a i n e "B u b" C a r l G r i e s e , 2 0 , o f A r m s t r o n g, Iowa, d i e d Thursday, S e p t. 1 5 , 2 0 2 2 , a t h o m e s u r r o u n d e d b y f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s, a f t e r a c o u r a g e o u s b a t t l e w i t h c a n c e r . A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Armstrong, with Vicar Kim Campbell as Officiant. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Armstrong. Burial will be held at a later date at Lincoln Township Cemetery, rural Dolliver, Iowa.
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