Nathaniel Graber

NATHANIEL M. GRABER, 8, of Sullivan, IL passed away at 9:15 P.M. on Monday, June 14, 2010 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Monroe Herschberger residence in rural Sullivan, IL. Bishop Ervin Dean Schrock will officiate. Burial will be in the Herschberger Cemetery in rural Sullivan, IL. Visitation will be anytime prior to the funeral at the Monroe Herschberger residence. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Nathaniel was born on March 18, 2002 in Urbana, IL. He was a son of Mervin and Lorene (Kaufman) Graber.

He is survived by his parents, Mervin and Lorene Graber; one brother, James Leon; four sisters, Deloris Ann, Leah Ruth, Laura Rose and Christine Marie all of Sullivan, IL; his grandparents, Fred and Anna Mae (Wagler) Graber of Odon, IN and Reuben and Leah (Mast) Kaufman of Arcola, IL; eight uncles, five aunts, twenty-eight cousins and one step-great-grandmother, Mattie Kaufman.

He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Andrew and Cora (Stutzman) Kaufman and Caroline (Schrock) Wagler and one cousin, Leanna Kay Herschberger