Cover photo for David D. Gruchow Sr.'s Obituary
David D. Gruchow Sr. Profile Photo
1944 David 2014

David D. Gruchow Sr.

February 27, 1944 — May 5, 2014

David Dwight Gruchow Sr., age 70, of Park Rapids, died peacefully in his sleep on May 5, 2014 at his home in Park Rapids, MN. David was born on February 27, 1944 in Wadena, MN to Homer and Ethel (Raddahl) Gruchow. He attended a variety of schools through the 8th grade. David Sr. spent over 40 years on the open road driving semi, 10 of those years were spent with Darlene team driving until her illness. The last 15 years he drove truck for MN Saw Dust in Sauk Centre and after retiring from the trucking industry he most recently worked at L & M Fleet. David loved learning new things and was always reading and searching the computer to educate himself. He earned many degrees from on line colleges, from small engine to locksmith, and even Building computers. On October 27, 1962, David was united in marriage to Darlene Kaye Bettin. This union was blessed with four children: David (Jodi) Gruchow Jr. of Park Rapids, Rodney (Kim) Gruchow of Willmar, MN, Kimberly Gruchow (Brad Steinbach) of Herreid, SD, and Michelle (Tom) Weaver of Elbert, CO. David enjoyed his time in the garage and could fix just about anything. He owned and operated Gruchow's Small Engine Repair shop and loved mechanic work. David was really known as a "jack of all trades" and will be dearly missed by his family. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Darlene, their four children, his grandchildren; Leah, Nancy, Jamie, Cody, Krista, Justin, Colleen, Jemma, Dustin, David, and Cade; great grandchildren; Hailee, Christopher, Wyatt, Madisen, Kurgan, Caleb, and Nathan. Two brothers; Howard (Jeni) Gruchow of Georgetown KY, and Lester (Annella) Strommen of Sebeka; two sisters, Mae (Charlie) Carlson of Sebeka, MN and Joan (Bill) Wilson of Sebeka, MN; two brothers in law; Bob Randall of Wadena, MN and Jim (Sue) Bettin of Park Rapids, MN; one sister in law; Judy (Cleo) Bach of Backus, MN. David is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; Pam Randall and Ramona Malmskog; infant brother Randy, and infant daughter, Linda. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 1PM at the Jones Pearson Funeral Home. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Pastor Stephen Norby will be officiating. Active urn bearers will be Hailee Gruchow and Nancy Gruchow. Honorary urn bearers will be David's children, grandchildren and friend and Boss, Ron Smothers. Lunch and fellowship will follow the service, at the Hubbard Community Center.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of David D. Gruchow Sr., please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 1

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree