Obit for GROGAN, Sybil (b.1907 d.2005), Murray Co., MN

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Sybil Grogan was born on November 19, 1907, at Amboy, Minnesota to Walter 

and Elsie Merrell Kinney. She grew up in Amboy and graduated from Amboy 

High School in 1926.  She continued her normal teachers training at the 

Mankato Teachers College. She taught country school for two years and 

moved to Chandler where she taught first grade from  1931 until 1935. On 

June 11, 1935, she and Charles Grogan were married at Nashua, Iowa. They 

lived at Chandler, Minnesota their entire married life. She went back to 

teaching from 1947 to 1949. In 1951, she returned to teach kindergarten, 

first and second grade until her retirement in 1973. Charles died on 

October 19, 1985. Sybil lived at Lindenwood Assisted Living for several 

months in 2003. Due to failing health, she moved to the Slayton Manor 

Care Center in November 2003. Sybil passed away at the Murray County 

Memorial Hospital on October 11, 2005, at the age of 97. She was a member 

of Trinity Lutheran Church in Chandler where she was active in WELCA, 

altar guild and did quilting for many years. She belonged to Birthday 

Club, This and That Women's Club, and Minnesota Education Association. 

She enjoyed reading, crocheting, sewing, traveling, baking and spending 

time with  her family and friends. 



Survivors include her daughter; two sons and their spouses: Cynthia  

Kielty, Jackson, MN; Paul and Phyllis Grogan, Lakeville, MN; and  Michael 

and Dorothy Grogan, Audubon, IA; eight grandchildren and  two step-

grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and two step-great- 

grandchildren; sister Nellie Tipler, Amboy, MN; sister-in-law, Fern 

Gunderson, Slayton. She was preceded in death by her husband Charley; 

brothers: Burton, Paul and Ellis (Nubs) Kinney; sisters: Alice Muzzy, 

Ella Mae McGinnis and Elta (Billie) Billington; and a son-in-law, Pat 

Kielty. 



Funeral services were held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lake 

Wilson, MN on Friday, October 14, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Jon 

Skaar officiating. The organist was Marian Carlson. Special music is by 

Ted Mesner and Mary Borgstahl. Pallbearers were Paul Grogan, Michael 

Grogan, Ken Borgstahl, Brian Grogan, Al Vis and Ron Mesner. Interment is 

in Chandler Lutheran Cemetery, Chandler, MN. Totzke Funeral Home in 

charge of arrangements. 

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