Lenora Agnes (Dohrmann) ROBERTS GROVEN

DOHRMANN, ROBERTS, GROVEN, ULK, PURCELL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/15/2016 at 17:47:48

July 5, 1927 --- May 8, 2016

Lenora A. Roberts Groven, 88, of Garner, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the Concord Care Center in Garner. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner with the Rev. Scott Kozisek officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Latimer. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., Garner, and will resume one hour prior to services at the church. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Paul LWML or the Garner Volunteer Ambulance Service.

Lenora Agnes (Dohrmann) Groven, the daughter of Otto and Ella (Ulk) Dohrmann, was born July 5, 1927, in rural Latimer, Iowa. She attended country school in rural Coulter and graduated from Hampton High School in 1945. Following her education, she moved to Des Moines, where she met Albert Roberts, Jr. They were united in marriage on July 28, 1948, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Latimer and to this union they were blessed with four children: Judy, Lois, Dale, and Brian. The family made their home in rural Garner before moving to Belmond in 1953.

During this time, Lenora took care of the children in the home and was an Avon sales representative. On June 22, 1968, the family moved back to Garner and Lenora began her career at Goodnature's, where it wasn't long before she was known as "The "Shoe Lady." Four years later, Albert was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and Lenora not only worked but also stood by his side, taking care of him when needed. In November of 1988, Albert passed away and on Sept. 24, 1989, she was united in marriage to Cecil Groven at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner. Cecil and Lenora continued to live in Garner and in 2010, "The Shoe Lady" retired at the age of 82. Family was very important to Lenora whom cherished being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to go camping and enjoyed her breakfast at Bill's Family Foods. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner, and the Lutheran Woman's Missionary League.

Lenora will be greatly missed by her husband of 26 years, Cecil Groven; children, Lois (Don) Purcell, Dale (Alice) Roberts, and Brian (Jennifer) Roberts, all of Garner; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; nine step-great grandchildren; brothers, Gerald (Ruby) Dohrmann of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kenneth (VaDonna) Dohrmann of Salina, Kansas, and Wayne (Phyllis) Dohrmann of Manson, Iowa; sister-in-law, Joanne Dohrmann of Coulter; along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Roberts; parents, Otto and Ella Dohrmann; daughter, Judy Roberts in infancy; brother, Louis Dohrmann; and her step-son, Gaylon Roberts. Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner, Iowa

Mason City Globe Gazette -- Mason City, IA
May 10, 2016