Paul Groth (2013)

GROTH, MCDONALD, HUGEN, DASCENZO, MOLINE, BEAMAN-SUBLETT

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 9/14/2013 at 17:04:54

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
September 11, 2013

PAUL GROTH, Colorado

Paul Groth, 71, of Boulder, Colo., passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2013, surrounded by his family, after a nine-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Paul was born in Winterset, Iowa, on July 14, 1942, and lived on the family farm until he left home for college. He graduated from Winterset High School in 1960. He graduated with a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Iowa, continuing on to receive his MS in Hospital Administration from the University of Iowa. Paul later received an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado. Paul had a long career that included pharmaceutical research and also pharmaceutical education administration. A pharmacist by training, Paul returned to that first love when retiring from his administration positions and moving to Boulder. Paul was the pharmacy manager at Safeway in Boulder for about five years. Paul served as a precinct leader, and was active in Parkinson’s disease research and support groups, having been diagnosed in 2004 with the disease.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Esther (McDonald) Groth and Everett Groth.

Paul is survived by his wife, Linda (Hugen) Groth; his children: Kristin Groth of Louisville, Colo. (Jeff Moline), Tom Groth of Denver, Colo. (Danielle Groth), and Emily Groth of Portland, Ore. (David D’Ascenzo); seven grandchildren; his sister, Linda Beaman-Sublett of Dove Creek, Colo., and her four children.

Donations in Paul’s memory can be made to the Parkinson Association of the Rockies (1325 S. Colorado Blvd, #204B, Denver CO 80222, www.parkinsonrockies.org).

The family invites you to share and view photos and memories of Paul at the online internet memorial at www.cristmortuary.com.