Irmgard Gramm, 86, passed away peacefully on 11/2/13 at her daughter's home in Arlington, MA. Irmgard and her husband, Hans J. Gramm, resided in Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania for 52 years. They managed Diabase Farm on Street Road for Mr. and Mrs. George Dyer and later for the Natural Lands trust. She was a lifetime member of the Pennsylvania State Grange and a member of the Middletown and Bucks County Pomona Granges. She was also an active member for 45 years at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church. She loved to sing and sang in the choir for 35 years. In 2011 she and her husband moved to Arlington, MA, where they joined Park Avenue Congregational Church. Irmgard is survived by her husband Hans J. Gramm, daughter Anna Christine Gramm and her husband Bryan Mau, daughter Barbara Susan McGrath and her husband Edward McGrath, and her grandchildren Scott and Rebecca.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Irmgard Gramm may be made to General Parkinson's Research Fund at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Office of Development, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, visit www.BIDMC.org/Give-to-BIDMC.aspx , or donate to Seasons Hospice Foundation, 6400 Shafer Court, Suite 700, Rosemont, IL 60018 or visit www.seasonsfoundation.org .