Sylvia Grosch
Obituary
Sylvia Grosch, 77, died on Monday,
(April 11, 2016), at Newton Medical Center.
Sylvia was born on July 25, 1938, to
Wesley and Thelma (Weathers) Klauman in Morehead.
She married Billy Ward Grosch on Sept.
23, 1960, in Newton. They were married fifty-five years before her
passing.
She was a hard working mother, who
loved and took care of her grandchildren. When her health was good,
she and Billy would go camping and take trips to South Dakota to
visit family.
Sylvia is survived by her husband:
Billy Ward; children: Daniel J. McDowell and wife Cindy, Dennis
McDowell and his wife Gail, Robert D. Grosch and wife, DeeAnn,
Darrell Grosch and wife, Robin, and Billie Jo Dore and husband David;
brothers: Leslie Klauman and Elton Klauman; sister: Evelyn Horn; nine
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother
and father: Wesley Klauman and Thelma Weathers.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday, April 18, 2016, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel.
A graveside committal, following the
service, will be at Restlawn Gardens of Memory. A public visitation
is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, (April 17, 2016), at Petersen
Funeral Home. Memorials may be made out to Caring Hands Humane
Society of Newton, or Cancer Center of Kansas.
Sylvia had struggled with cancer and
emphysema for many years prior to the time of her death. She will be
remembered for being a hard working mother and her love and care for
her grandchildren. Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
1938 - 2016 (77 years)