Henry "Hank" Groen

Henry "Hank" John Groen 6/14/1917 ~ 9/11/2010 Henry (Hank) Groen, 93, died September 11, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 16th at the Murray Meadows Ward, 5735 So. Fashion Blvd (300 E ), Murray, UT at 11:00 a.m.; Visitation with family beginning at 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for those wishing to personally pay their respects. Burial will be at Sunset Gardens, 1950 E. 10600 So., following the services. An honor guard will be provided at graveside by The US Army National Guard from Camp Williams, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City in 1917, Hank graduated from South High School in 1934. He moved to Southern California where early in 1942 he was inducted into the US Army; fighting in Italy with the 455th Bomb Group as a mechanic on B-24 bombers. He was wounded in action two years later and was sent home, spending the next 66 years as a Disabled American Veteran of World War II. He retired from Ford Motor Company in Salt Lake City in 1974. He is a well known and highly accomplished artist in the fine arts, specializing in equine art though exotic animals were common subjects of his paintings. He was preceded in death by his oldest son Jay and his daughter Rene, both to cancer. After 67 years of marriage, he is survived by his wife Genevieve and his remaining three sons: Marty, David, and Meru, plus 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and his brother Stan. He will be dearly missed. Please leave condolences for the family at www.larkinmortuary.com