Denise Marie Claire (Jenkinson) GRONBACH

GRONBACH, JENKINSON, WITT, SACHEN, PETERS, BERG, JABERL, ENOS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/29/2006 at 14:56:20

Denise Marie Claire Gronbach, 52, Belmond, died November 9, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services were held Monday, November 13 at the Belmond United Methodist Church with Pastor Patrick Kennedy officiating. Denise Marie Claire Jenkinson was born June 8, 1954 to Frank and Patricia (Witt) Jenkinson in Rock Island, IL. She graduated from Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona. She married Paul W. Gronbach Jr. in Emmetsburg on September 14, 1974. They lived in various communities including Algona, Garner, and most recently, Belmond. Denise had many hobbies: genealogy, scrap booking, sewing, family photography, and visiting and collecting lighthouses. She treasured the time spent with her family. Denise was a member of the Evangelical Free Church Women's Ministry, current president of the Goodell American Legion Auxiliary, and a member of the Belmond VFW Auxiliary. Denise was also a Creative Memories consultant and customer service representative at True Value in Belmond.

She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband; sons Paul III of Corwith and Justin of Belmond; daughter Krystal Sachen of Belmond; grandchildren: Gavyn, Halo and Audrey; brothers Gary Jenkinson of Huntington Beach, CA, John (Laura) Jenkinson of Protovin, Jim (Becky) Jenkinson of Arkansas; sisters: Rachael Jenkinson of West Bend, Fran (Dean) Peters of Des Moines, Leah (Daryl) Speich of Algona, Sharon Jenkinson of New York, Maria Berg of Missouri, Diana (Isam) Jaberl of Rihadyh, Saudi Arabia, and Judy (Jim) Enos of Algona.

14 November 2006
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