Grovenburg, Ola B. 1899-1969

GROVENBURG, MILLER, CONGER, KESTER, STRAND, FISHER, LILLIE, MCGREW

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Date: 3/11/2010 at 16:28:32

The Grinnell Herald-Register (Grinnell, Iowa) Dec. 1, 1969

OLA GROVENBURG FUNERAL TUESDAY

Mrs. Ola B. Grovenburg, 70, of 201 Main St., Grinnell, died Saturday evening at her home. She had been in poor health the past few years and recently had been confined to her home.

The daughter of Aaron and Nettie Miller Conger, she was born Oct. 30, 1899, at Hedrick, Iowa. When 13 years old, her family moved to Grinnell, where she resided ever since.

On Aug. 2, 1919, she was married to Dennis W. Grovenburg at Montezuma. The couple had eight children, six of whom survive.

Mrs. Grovenburg was employed at the Grinnell Shoe Co. for a number of years. She also worked at the DeKalb Seed Corn Co. and the Danish Maid Bakery prior to her retirement five years ago.

She is survived by her children, Mrs. Maurice (Mildred) Kester of Grinnell, Mrs. Ralph (Helen) Strand of Kellogg, Dennis W. Grovenburg of Grinnell, Mrs. Thelma Fisher of Newton, Lloyd Keith Grovenburg of Grinnell, and Mrs. Manly (Shirley) Lillie of Grinnell; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and her brother, Leslie Conger of Grinnell.

Mrs. Grovenburg was preceded in death by her husband in 1948; two children, Ernest and Kenneth Grovenburg; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and six brothers and sisters, Lester, Ollie, Opal and Ellworth Conger, Mrs. Bessie McGrew and Vernon Miller.

Funeral services for Mrs. Grovenburg will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph Beebe of the Mayflower Home officiating. Organist will be Mrs. Willard Heffner. Pallbearers will include Floyd Beason, Donovan Evans, William J. Haines, Clair Strand, William Stevenson and Asa Talbott. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Smith Funeral Home.