'She made life sparkle': Fairfield holds service for beloved Spanish teacher
Updated: 10:26 PM CST Nov 9, 2021
'She made life sparkle': Fairfield holds service for beloved Spanish teacher
Updated: 10:26 PM CST Nov 9, 2021
AN NOUNCER: KCCI 8 NEWS AT 10:00 STARTS RIGHT N.OW STEVE: EMOTION PISOURING OUT IN FAIRFIELD TONIGHT AS PEOPLE REMEMBER A BELOVED TEACHER FOUND DEAD LAST WEEK. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WRAPPEDP U JUST MOMENTS AGO FOR NOHEMA GRERAB STEVE: GOOD EVENING. I’M STEVE KARL.IN STACEY: AND I’M STACEY HOR.ST THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN UNIMAGINABLE FOR THE TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY. KCCI’S LAURA TERRELL WAS AT THE SERVICE,HE WRE LOVED ONES HONORED THE SPANISH TEACHER. LAA: THIS EMOTIALON SERVICE MEAD IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE WAY SHE DEDICATED HER LIFE TO THREE THINGS, HER FACE, HER FAMY,IL AND HER STUDENTS. SINGING AMAZING GRACE, A PACKED AUDITORIUM CAME TOGETHER TO REMBMEER HER. >> SHE WAS A WONDERFUL SOUL THAT BRING MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES GETOTHER RORR:EP FAMILY, FRNDIES AND STUDENTS ARE REMEMBERING THE BELOVED TEACHER THAT WAS FOUND DEAD LAST WEEK. MANY ARE STILL TRYING TO COMPHENDRE WHY TWO OF HER STUDENTS ARE CHARGED WITH HER MURD.ER SPEAKING PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, RHE SON READ FROM HER PERSONAL NOTEBOOK. >> WE THE TEACHERS MUST BE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR OUR STUDENTS. I HOPE TYHE REMEMBER HOW ANDHY W , TO SMILE AND TO BE HONEST. REPORT: THERE SERVICE SHOWCASED HER DEVOUT FTHAI. >> SHE HELPED ME THROUGH A LOT OFTRUG SGLES. REPORTER: STUNTSDE SHARED STORIES OF HOW SHE CHANGED THEIR LIFE. >> SHE WAS A WONDERFUL AUNT. REPORT:ER A GROUP OF TEACHERS TSA TOGETHER AT THE SERVICE. ALL OF THEM VOWING TO CARRY ON HER MISSION. >>R MISSION. IT IS OUR JOB TO CARRY HER LIGHT. REPORTER: HER PASTOR TOLD THE CROWTOD TEAK COMFORT, THAT SHE IS NOW IN HEAVEN. >> YOU WOULD TELL ALL OF US THREE TNGHI ALWAYS CHOOSE THE LIGHT EROV DARKNESS, FAITH OVER DESPAIR, AND COMPANIONSHIP OVER SOLITUDE. STEVE: GRABER STARTED HER TEACHGIN CAREER AT OTTUMWA HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE MOVING TO FAIRFIELD IN 2012. A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. STACEY: THE TWO SUSPECTS ARE IN JAIL ON $1 MILLION CASH-ONLY BOND. JEREMY GOODALE WILL NOT APPEAR IN COURT FRIDAY, AFTER WAIVING HIS PRELIMINARY HEARG.IN THE OTHER SUSPECT, WILLARD MILLER, IS EXPECTED TO BE IN COURT FRIDAY. BO TH SUSPECTS WANT A REDUCED BOND OR TO BE RELEASED FROM JAIL WITHOUT POSTING BAIL WHILE THEY AWAIT TRIAL. STACEY: KCCI WILL CONTINUE TO STAYN O TOP OF THIS BIG STORY. FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE KCCI MOBILE APP. TURN ON ALERTSO T RECEIVE BREAKING NEWS NO
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'She made life sparkle': Fairfield holds service for beloved Spanish teacher
Updated: 10:26 PM CST Nov 9, 2021
Faith, family and students. That's what community and loved one's said Nohema Graber's life centered around. On Tuesday night the community of Fairfield came together for an emotional service for Graber. They mourned the beloved Spanish teacher who was found dead last week. Many in the community are trying to comprehend why two of her students are charged with Graber's murder. Graber's family spoke at the service, including her son Christina who read from Graber's personal notebook.He read, "we the teachers must be a positive role model for our students, and even if the students forget about my Spanish classes, I hope they remember how and why to smile in life and be honest."At the end of the service, Graber's pastor told the crowd to take comfort that she is now in heaven. KCCI's Laura Terrell went to the service and spoke with Graber's students about the community's loss.
FAIRFIELD, Iowa —
Faith, family and students. That's what community and loved one's said Nohema Graber's life centered around.
On Tuesday night the community of Fairfield came together for an emotional service for Graber.
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They mourned the beloved Spanish teacher who was found dead last week. Many in the community are trying to comprehend why two of her students are charged with Graber's murder.
Graber's family spoke at the service, including her son Christina who read from Graber's personal notebook.
He read, "we the teachers must be a positive role model for our students, and even if the students forget about my Spanish classes, I hope they remember how and why to smile in life and be honest."
At the end of the service, Graber's pastor told the crowd to take comfort that she is now in heaven.
KCCI's Laura Terrell went to the service and spoke with Graber's students about the community's loss.
