Grove, Avelda “Vel” L.

GROVE, JOHNSON, MARBURGER, CARTER, DAVIDS

Posted By: carol (email)
Date: 7/17/2006 at 09:26:58

SABULA — Avelda “Vel” L. Grove, 83, of Sabula, died Thursday at the Eagle Point Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton.

She was born Oct. 14, 1922, in Miles to Arthur and Sarah Johnson Marburger.

She attended Sabula area schools.

She married Chester E. Grove Jr. on April 8, 1939, in Des Moines. He died in 1996.

She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church and VFW Auxiliary, Sabula.

Survivors include one daughter, Sally (Merle) Carter of DeWitt; one son, Chester E. (Helen) Grove III of Des Moines; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Maxine Davids of Sabula; and one brother, Eddie Marburger of Sabula.

Memorials may be made to Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in her name.

She was preceded in death by her husband and one sister.

Source: Clinton Herald; Clinton ,Iowa
Death date: July 13, 2006