OBITUARY: Ruth L. Groe, Worth County, Iowa


      Ruth L. (Hove) Groe [1913-2001]


[Northwood Anchor newspaper online, posted: 9/11/2001; www.northwoodanchor.com]

Ruth L. Groe, 87 of Lake Mills, IA died Thursday, September 6, 2001 at her home.

Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 at Sion Lutheran Church, rural
Lake Mills, IA, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating.  Burial was at Sion
Lutheran Cemetery.

Ruth Lucille Groe was born on Dec. 23, 1913, in Worth County, IA, to Olavus
and Ingborg (Halberson) Hove.  She was baptized and confirmed in First Shell
Rock Church, rural Northwood.  She graduated from Northwood High School
Class of 1932.

On March 28, 1934, she married Norris Groe in Silver Lake Township, Worth
County, IA.  They lived 58 years of married life in the Lake Mills area.
Norris passed away on Jan. 3, 1993.

Ruth enjoyed her Tuesday afternoon ceramic friends and belonging to Sion and
Salem circles and also, her many coffee drinking partners.

Ruth loved and was loved by her family.  She is survived by sons, Norris, Jr.
and David of Lake Mills, IA; Royden and Zona of Casa Grande, AZ; and son-in-law,
Dennis Chesney of Marshall, MN; daughters, Vivian and husband Gary Meehlhause
of Clear Lake, IA, Jeogene and husband Steven Huso, Kathy and husband Dennis
Hanson, all of Lake Mills, IA, and Denise and husband Kurt Kober of Lewisville,
TX; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; her best friends Dolly and
Dimples.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Norris; sons Steven and Marvin;
daughter, Fran and former daughter-in-law, Betty; three sisters, Amy, Helen
and Ida; two brothers, Oliver and Helmer.




Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; <kermit-k@juno.com>
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