Obit for GROFF, Charles (b.1862 d.1942), Sherburne Co., MN

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The following obituary is of my 2nd great grandfather:



The Princeton Union, Princeton, MN, April 19, 1942, pg. 2



Charles Groff Dies At Moose Lake



Charles Groff, 82, died at the state hospital at Moose Lake on Wednesday 

of last week. He entered the hospital on the preceding Friday, April 6. 

His death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were 

conducted on Monday afternoon at the Methodist church by Reverend G. 

L. Haggans. Mrs. Ben Hartman sang two hymns. Burial was in Oak Knoll 

cemetery.



Due to some mistake in the message that was sent, Mr. Groff's children 

did not know of his death until Saturday. The authorities at the Moose 

Lake hospital state they sent the message to Zimmerman, but it was not 

delivered to any of the children.



Mr. Groff was not seriously sick when he was taken to the hospital. He 

was having a little trouble with a lapse of memory due to old age. His 

death, therefore, comes as quite a surprise to his friends in the 

village. He was extremely lonesome living alone and seemed to desire 

above everything else a chance to do a little gardening. He had been 

so accustomed to farming that he could not give up the idea of raising 

some sort of produce even at his age.



Mr. Groff came to Princeton early in November. He purchased the house 

which was originally built by Henry Lind in the southwest section of 

the village. He lived there for a time with one daughter and later 

lived there alone.



Charles Groff was born in Livonia township on August 7, 1862. He was the 

son of Paul and Susan Groff, who were pioneer settlers in Sherburne county. 

He spent practically his entire life there with the exception of two years 

when he moved his family to the state of Washington. He was married in the 

fall of 1883 to Miss Minnie Taylor of this village. There were five 

children - Mrs. B.O. Jones (Belle) of Oak Park, Mrs. Edgar Anderson 

(Mina) of Zimmerman; Roy of Blue Hill; and Harry and Eugene, who died 

in infancy. For 42 years Mr. Groff successfully conducted a farm in Blue 

Hill township. He was a kind father and a good provider for his family.



Besides his children Mr. Groff is survived by one brother, Arthur of 

Monticello, six grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

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