George Grone

GEORGE GRONE

DELPHOS — George Leo Grone, 87, of Delphos, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Vancrest Healthcare Center.

He was born March 2, 1928 in Delphos to Frank and Evelyn (Rahrig) Grone. On May 3, 1950 he married Octavia M. (Kiene) Grone.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Octavia; four sons, Michael (Donna) Grone of Falls Church, VA, Dennis (Lisa) Grone of Gatlinburg, TN, Anthony (Celeste) Grone of Westerville, Mark (Sara) Grone of Galveston, TX; three daughters, Janet (Michael) Burgei of Cloverdale, Anne (Glenn) Schimmoeller of Ft. Jennings, Julie (John) Strother of Katy, TX; two brothers, Irvin (Mary) Grone and Dr. John (Ruth) Grone, both of Delphos; a sister, Irene Kaufman of Ottawa; twelve grandchildren, one step-grandson and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Evelyn Grone; a brother, Elmer Grone.

George worked at Gramm for 10 years and retired after working 35 years at Fruehauf. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He loved to travel and spend time at his cottage on Lake Erie. He was very good with his hands and very mechanically inclined, enjoyed spending time working in his tool shed, and using his talents helping the area farmers with repairing their equipment.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Tuesday at Weber Funeral Home, 1840 E. Fifth St., Delphos, where a Parish Wake Service will be held at 7:45 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Scholarship fund or to a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be shared at www.weberfh.net.