Patricia A. Grofe

Patricia A. Grofe, 78, of Boyertown Patricia A. (Smith) Grofe, 78, of Boyertown, widow of David E. Grofe (died December 13, 1991) died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in the Manatawny Manor. Born in Reading she was the daughter of the late Theodore D. and Emily I. (Shirk) Smith. She was a 1949 graduate of Reading High School and a 1953 graduate of the Kutztown University with a B. S. in elementary education. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Boyertown. She started her teaching career in a one room school house in Englesville. She was employed by the Boyertown School District as an elementary school teacher for 28 years retiring in 1992. She was a volunteer in her community and loved her cats. She is survived by a daughter, Shelley M., wife of William Livelsberger; two sons, Charles D., husband of Susan Grofe, and Theodore D., husband of Margie Grofe, all of Boyertown, and eight grandchildren, Natalie, Nicole, Allison, Laura, Adam, Brian, Andrew and Abigail. Funeral services are 10 a.m., Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, Inc., 111 North Reading Avenue, Boyertown. Sister Millicent J. Drake will officiate. A viewing will be Friday, October 29, 2010 between 6 - 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Boyertown. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Boyertown Multi-Service, 301 West Spring Street, Boyertown, PA 19512 Online condolences may be made at www.lwottfuneralhome.com.