Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Groh, Dorothy A. November 28, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News  on 12/1/2009 
  Groh, Dorothy A.    
   
  Dorothy A. Groh CORNWALL Dorothy 'Dottie' A. Groh, 84, passed away at home with 
  family on Saturday, November 28, 2009. Dottie was the devoted wife to Robert A. 
  Groh for 58 years. She was the daughter of the late Robert D. and Mabel E. 
  (Meck) Bean and was born in Lebanon. Dottie was one of eight children 
  including, Grace M. Werner, widow of Alton, Winter Park, Fla., the late Roy J. 
  Bean, husband of Mabel, Wernersville, Anna Mae Werner, widow of Earl, 
  Wernersville, Marian Kreamer, wife of Donald, Lafayette Hill, Robert E. Bean, 
  husband of Connie, Reading, Gerald H. Bean widower of Miriam, Hershey, and 
  Frederick Bean, who died early in childhood. Dottie is survived by her three 
  children, John L. Groh, II, husband of Karen Groh, Robert A. Groh, Jr. husband 
  of Kathy KopeckyGroh, and Charles H. Groh. She has six grandchildren, Brett A. 
  Groh, R. Alexander Groh, III, Nicole M. Groh, John R. Groh, Joshua C. Groh and 
  Sarah K. Groh, and was affectionately called Nana Banana. Dottie graduated from 
  Annville High School in 1943 and continued her education at Lancaster General 
  Hospital School of Nursing. She graduated in 1948 proudly receiving the 
  Florence Nightingale Award. Dottie began her nursing career at the Lebanon 
  Sanatorium where she eventually met her future husband. Throughout her career 
  she took care of thousands of patients from the Lebanon County area and prided 
  herself on visiting every patient in the hospital everyday to make sure they 
  were well cared for. Working with her husband, the Lebanon Sanatorium doubled 
  in size and became Lebanon Valley General Hospital. Dottie retired from the 
  hospital in 1980. Dottie enjoyed traveling to many countries including Russia, 
  France, Israel and China. She spent the last 40 summers at the family's summer 
  home in Old Forge, N.Y. Dottie liked to read, especially autobiographies, but 
  her favorite activity was spending time with her family. Dottie was a very 
  active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and served on the Vestry. She also 
  served on the Advisory Board of the Vo-Tech school in Lebanon, the Visiting 
  Nurse Association Board of Lebanon County and the Advisory Board Oakview 
  Nursing Home in Lebanon. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a 
  visitation at the Bean Funeral Home, 3825 Penn Ave., in Sinking Spring on 
  Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. An additional visitation will be held at St. 
  Luke's Episcopal Church from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. preceding services. 
  Services will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 22 S. 6th St., Lebanon on 
  Thursday at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Luke's 
  Episcopal Church at the above address or Lebanon Catholic School, 1400 Chestnut 
  St., Lebanon.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/1/2009  
  
  
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