OBIT: Mary Louise (FORREST) GROF, 2004, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA
  
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  MARY LOUISE GROF
  
  Mary Louise Grof, 80, Meyersdale, went to be with her Lord at her residence
  Oct. 18, 2004.  Born March 25, 1924, in Meyersdale, a daughter of the late
  Lloyd and Freida (Christner) Forrest.  She was married 58 years to the late
  Frederick L. Grof Jr.  She is survived by two children, Nancy L., wife of
  Cliff Miller and Kenneth, both of Meyersdale.  Also survived by six
  grandchildren; Jennifer, wife of Jim Whitacre; Stephanie, wife of Jason
  Smith; Nicole and Hannah Grof; David and wife, Jodi; and Jeremy Miller, all
  of Meyersdale.  She is survived by four great-grandchildren; Michael and
  Lillian Whitacre and Blake and Gage Smith, all of Meyersdale.  She is also
  survived by a sister, Ruth Bittner, Meyersdale, and a brother, Donald
  Forrest, Laurel, Md.  She and her husband, Fred operated Grof's Market for
  23 years.  She was a charter member of the Grace Brethren Church and a
  volunteer at Meyersdale Medical Center.  Family will receive friends 4 to 5
  p.m. Thursday at the Grace Brethren Church, where a memorial service will
  be held at 5 p.m.  The Rev. Randy Haulk officiating.  Arrangements under the
  direction of M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Home.
  
  10/19/2004  Daily American
  
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  MARY LOUISE GROF 
  March 25, 1924 
  October 18, 2004

    Mary Louise Grof, 80, of Meyersdale, went to be with her Lord at her
  residence Monday, October 18, 2004.
    She was born March 25, 1924, in Meyersdale, a daughter of the late Lloyd
  and Freida (Christner) Forrest.
    She passed away just hours prior to the death of her husband of 58 years,
  Frederick L. Grof Jr.
    She is survived by two children: Nancy L., wife of Cliff Miller and
  Kenneth Grof, both of Meyersdale.  She is also survived by six
  grandchildren: Jennifer, wife of Jim Whitacre; Stephanie, wife of Jason
  Smith; Nicole and Hannah Grof; David and wife Jodi; and Jeremy Miller, all
  of Meyersdale; also four great-grandchildren: Michael and Lillian Whitacre
  and Blake and Gage Smith, all of Meyersdale.  She is survived by a sister,
  Ruth Bittner of Meyersdale; and a brother, Donald Forrest of Laurel, Md.
    She and her husband, Fred, operated Grof's Market for 23 years.  She was a
  charter member of the Grace Brethren Church and a volunteer at Meyersdale
  Medical Center.
    The family will receive friends from 4-5 p.m., today, Thursday, October
  21, 2004,  at the Grace Brethren Church in Meyersdale, where the memorial
  service will be held at 5 p.m. with Pastor Randy Haulk officiating.
    Arrangements were under the direction of M. Ray Leckemby Funeral Home,
  Meyersdale.
  
  10/21/2004  New Republic