Cyrus Thomas (Jondall) Grove (1903-1934)

GROVE, JONDALL, HOWEN, TJELMELAND

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 6/9/2010 at 09:13:03

The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, May 23, 1934.

FUNERAL HELD FOR FORMER RESIDENT

BODY OF CYRUS GROVE OF ELDORA BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL LAST WEEK

Funeral Services were held Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Grove and at Salem Lutheran church for Cyrus T. Grove of Eldora, former resident of this community, who died Tuesday last week.

Rev. Olaf Holen officiated at the services. A quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Boyd, Mrs. Cyrus Thompson and Jos. O. Johnson, sang two numbers, "Jesus Lover of My Soul," and "God Will Take Care of Your," accompanied by the organist, Mrs. M. M. Eggland. The pall bearers were Knutie Hammersland, Hansell Christian, Amos Quam, Palmer Teig, Willard Grove and Victor Duea. Interment took place at the Roland cemetery.

Cyrus Thomas Grove, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jondall, was born February 15, 1903, and died May 15, 1934, at the Ellsworth hospital at Iowa Falls, at the age of 31 years and 3 months.

His mother died when he was an infant and his father died a year later. Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Grove adopted him at that time and raised him to manhood. He attended the Roland school and Capital City Commercial college in Des Moines. He was baptized by Rev. Whitman and confirmed by Rev. J. N. Sandven.

He was married March 4, 1927, to Miss Esther Howen, Rev. Olaf Holen performing the ceremony. To this union two children were born, Charlene Sue, age 5, and Elizabeth Ann, age 2.

After his marriage he was engaged in farming in this community, where he had always lived, and the last two years he lived on farms in Hardin county, first near New Providence and later near Eldora.

Besides his wife and two children, he leaves his foster parents, Mrs. and Mrs. M. N. Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Andrew Tjelmeland, all of this place, and a large number of other relatives.

Mr. Grove was taken ill with appendicitis a month ago and submitted to an operation at the hospital at Iowa Falls. He seemed to be improved and was returned home, but then was taken ill with pneumonia. After his fever left him he was again taken to the hospital and an operation performed for empyema, but he was not able to withstand the ravages of the disease and passed away on Tuesday last week.

Those from a distance in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Brown, Dr. W. P. Smith, Jess Northrup and Alvin Olson of Waupun, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Smith and son Ronald of Rockford, Ill., W. A. Worsley of Titonka, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Brandt, Mrs. Jack Creson and son Dewey of New Providence, Mrs. Aaron Brackney and daughter Helen of Clemons, Arthur Swasand and Knutie Hammersland of Vincent, Mrs. Lowell Harris, Mrs. June Lock and Marion Christian of Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. John Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rounke, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ziesman and daughter Zeone, Mrs. Marge Beaman and John Wehrman of Eldora, Willard Grove of Alleman, Mr. and Mrs. Severt Hammersland and sons Willard and Earl of Clear Lake, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McCord and son Harold, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCord and daughter Eleanor of Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hanson of Hubbard, Arthur Cochrane of Union, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grinstead, Mrs. Carey Arney, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Grove, Henry Sheldahl and Eli Ersland of Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gaard and daughter Romaine, and Elton Fish of Garden City.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take this means to express our thanks to all the friends in this vicinity who extended us their help and sympathy during the illness and death of Cyrus T. Grove. We wish to give special thanks to Rev. Olaf Holen for his visits and message, to those who furnished music at the funeral and for the flowers and gifts to the parochial school in his memory. - Mrs. Cyrus T. Grove and children, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tjelmeland.