Grace N. Groszkrueger

Grace N. Groszkrueger was born on March 14, 1933 at her parent’s farm in rural Correctionville. Grace was one of eight children born to Leslie and Lola Fitch. She attended school in Correctionville and graduated in 1951.

Grace married Henry G. Groszkrueger on October 13, 1951 at the Methodist Church in Council Bluffs, attended by Grace’s brother Cyril Fitch and his new bride Geraldine. Grace and Henry first lived in a home in Correctionville before moving to Midway on the Van Houten farm. In 1966 they moved their family of four children to Henry’s parents family farm northwest of Correctionville.

Grace raised her children and helped Henry farm. She didn’t shy away from assisting with the farm work. Whether it was driving grain trucks during harvest or helping sort cattle, she did whatever was needed while also providing meals and taking care of her family.

She and Henry also clerked auctions for McGuire Auction of Holstein. Later as her children were older, she worked outside the home enjoying her time working with her friends and co-workers at Calico Corner. Next she learned furniture upholstery from Vera McCune and eventually opened her own shop in Correctionville, refinishing and refurbishing furniture, offering mending and tailoring services, and selling antiques.

Grace was a loving mother and a talented seamstress. She always enjoyed being busy--gardening, canning, repairing anything that was broken, baking, spending time with her sisters and grandchildren and occasionally traveling.

Survivors include her children, Greg Groszkrueger (Sharen), Becky Bollmeyer (Gary), Tom Groszkrueger and Trudy Schaefer (Michael); her grandchildren, Shawn Groszkrueger (Jeri), Frankie Deeds (Brandon), Anna Groszkrueger and Sami Schaefer; great-grandchildren, Chrissa and Hunter Deeds, Mason and Morgan Groszkrueger; and sisters, Norma Mathers and Alta Clark of Correctionville and Marie Koskovich of Seattle, WA.

Grace was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Lola Fitch; her husband, Henry Groszkrueger; grandson, Derek Groszkrueger; and siblings, Warren Fitch (Dorothy), Stanley Fitch (Betty), Cyril Fitch (Geraldine), Jerry Fitch (Elaine).