Pearl (Quam) Grotnes (1910-2012)

GROTNES, QUAM, FRETTE, WOODS, PATRICK, MARSHALLJOHNSON, BICKELHAUPT

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/12/2012 at 20:46:32

THE STORY CITY HERALD, Story City, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, July 18, 2012.

Pearl Grotnes, 102, of Story City died July 13, 2012 at Bethany Manor in Story City. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Story City. Burial will follow at Story City Cemetery in Story City. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 12, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bethany Manor Chapel in Story City.

Pearl was born April 12, 1910 in Story City to Peder M and Sarah (Frette) Quam. She married Hans Grotnes on July 15, 1933. He died May 17, 1964.

Pearl was a lifelong resident of the Story City area. Her work included several retail businesses in Story City. She also worked several years for the Memorial Union at Iowa State University.

Pearl is survived by her daughter, Patricia and husband Jim Woods; grandson, Todd Patrick and great grandchildren, Forrest, Dalton, Carter and Kirsten Patrick. Also surviving is her son, Milford and wife, Barbara; grandson, Matt and wife Julie and great grandsons, Sam and Ben; granddaughter, Marah and husband Robert Marshall and great granddaughters, Victoria and Alexandra. Sisters-in-law Lela Quam and Vivian Quam and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and her siblings, Irene Quam Johnson, Porter Quam, Ernest Quam, Howard Quam, Lorene Quam Bickelhaupt and two infant sisters.

Memorial may be given to Bethel Lutheran Church in Story City or Riverside Bible Camp.