Graham William Grilley, of Orr, MN, was born April 11, 1936 in New Ulm, MN to William and Ellen (Zick) Grilley. He grew up in Barnes WI, graduating from Drummond High School. After graduation, he moved to Orr, MN to work at Wally's Auto Service. He was drafted into the Army in 1959 serving two plus years. Also, in 1959 he married Marilyn Poppy in St. Paul, MN. He was a great mechanic, loved plowing snow and grading roads. He also installed septic systems and some of the first outside wood burning stoves in the area. He had a love of the trains all his life and had a model train lay-out that was never finished. He was a lifelong member of the Twin Cities Model Railroad Club and enjoyed getting down there to "play" as often as possible. Graham was a proud member of the American Legion Post #480 Honor Guard of Orr, MN

Graham is survived by his wife Marilyn; his two daughters: Cheri (Bill) Carter of Orr; and Michelle (Brad) Kropp of Logan, Utah; four favorite grandchildren: Laura (Jeff) Julkowski of Orr; Christina (Nick) Reichter of St. Paul; Amy Kropp and Christopher Kropp of Logan, Utah; great-granddaughters "his two little girls" Chesney and Harley Julkowski of Orr; brother Ronald (Delores) Grilley; sisters: Anita (Richard) Rauwolf of Barnes, WI and Sandra Hanzlik of Poway, CA.

Graham was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law Leonard and Ruth Grilley; and brother-in-law Bill Hanzlik.

The family would like to thank the Orr Ambulance for their speedy response and the Cook Care Center for taking such good care of Graham while he was there.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1:00pm the Orr American Legion, Orr, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Lunch will be served immediately following the burial at Leiding Cemetery.