Irene Grout

GROUT, CHIPMAN, COX, NISSLEY, ADAM, HARTSOCK

Posted By: Misty Christner (email)
Date: 4/5/2018 at 11:26:56

Source: Iowa City Press 6/21/2011

Irene Grout, 85

A celebration of life for Irene M. (Chipman) Grout, 85, of Pleasantview Home of Kalona will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 10AM at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church in rural Kalona with Pastor Doug Cue officiating. Burial will follow at the South Sharon Cemetery in rural Riverside. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 22 from 3-7PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Irene Grout died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness. A memorial fund has been established for the Sharon Center United Methodist Church or Iowa City Hospice.
Irene Margaret Chipman was born August 23, 1925 in Tiffin, Iowa the daughter of Arthur and Edith (Cox) Chipman. She graduated from Sharon Center High School. On November 21, 1942 she was united in marriage to Irvin "Mose" Grout in Missouri. Irene was a homemaker and was also employed by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, the Kalona Bakery, and as an election poll clerk. She was a member of the Sharon Center United Methodist Church, Corona Chapter OES, Easy Wheeler's Campers, and the 39'ers Card Club. Irene enjoyed camping, bowling, fishing, crocheting and knitting, latch hook, painting, cooking and baking, sewing and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include her two sons, James (Ali) Grout of Auburn, AL, Bob (Lila) Grout of Kalona, daughter in law, Trudy Grout of Iowa City, two daughters, Nancy (Leroy) Nissley of Riverside, Vicki (Ken) Adam of Kalona, 14 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, two sisters in law, Daisy Chipman of North Liberty, and Vyrle Grout of Riverside. Preceding Irene in death were her parents, her husband Mose on May 20, 2005, a son Bill Grout, and infant grandson, son of Vicki and Ken Adam, two brothers, Earl and Carroll Chipman, one sister, Helen Hartsock, three brothers in law Lowell Hartsock, Clair (Buck) Grout, Jess Grout, and one sister-in-law, Ida Grout.