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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 14, 2001-
Donna May Groteluschen, 74, of Leigh, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 12,
2001 at the Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus, Nebraska. Services are
Saturday, December 15, 2001, at 10:30 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church in
Leigh with the Rev. Terry Timm officiating. Interment is at the Zion
Lutheran Cemetery in Leigh. Visitations will be held on Friday, December 14,
2001 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Saturday,
December 15, 2001 from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. There will
be a family prayer service on Saturday at 10:15 AM at the church.
Donna was born May 6, 1927 in rural St. Edward, Nebraska to Andrew and Mabel
(Nelson) Andreasen. She attended rural grade schools and graduated from St.
Edward High School at the age of 16. She received a teaching certificate and
taught for one year at Boheet School south of Leigh, Nebraska. She then
moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where she worked at a local drug store and the
Federal Land Bank for 1.5 years taking the streetcar to work. She then
attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska for one year to
further her teaching degree. She returned to teaching at rural schools in
St. Edward.
She married Leo Groteluschen on September 24, 1948 at her parents home near
St. Edward. They made their home together on the Groteluschen family farm
near Leigh. After raising their children, Donna went back to the classroom
as a teacher's aide at local schools around Leigh. For the past three years,
she has been working as a dietary assistant at the Colonial Manor in
Clarkson, Nebraska.
Donna was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, held various
offices in the local zone and district of the LWML, and was also a member of
the Zion Ladies Circle. She was a member of the Merry Farmerettes Extension
Club, served on the Creston Township Election Board and volunteered for the
GED program in Leigh. She enjoyed family, cooking, sewing, crafts, bowling,
and was an avid auctions goer. For many years she did the monogramming of
the emblems for the Leigh High School Cheerleaders.
Donna is survived by:
Husband - Leo Groteluschen - Leigh, NE
Daughter - Cheryl (Richard) Slonecker - David City, NE
Daughter - Marla Gernstein - Omaha, NE
Daughter - Darlene Lich - Battle Creek, NE
Son - Lonnie (Terri) Groteluschen - Humphrey, NE
Son - Gary (Joann) Groteluschen - York, NE
Daughter - Jane (Doug) Mynard - Thornton, CO
Daughter - Renee (Steve) Wessel - Fremont, NE
Brother - Doyle (Lois) Andreasen - Genoa, NE
Sister - Verdeen Gulikson - Lincoln, NE
20 Grandchildren
3 Great-Grandchildren
Donna was preceded in death by:
Father - Andrew Andreasen
Mother - Mabel (Nelson) Andreasen
Son - Leon Groteluschen
Sister - Eunice Fittje
Grandson - Nathan Groteluschen [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 14, 2001-
Donna May Groteluschen, 74, of Leigh, Nebraska, died Wednesday, December 12,
2001 at the Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus, Nebraska. Services are
Saturday, December 15, 2001, at 10:30 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church in
Leigh with the Rev. Terry Timm officiating. Interment is at the Zion
Lutheran Cemetery in Leigh. Visitations will be held on Friday, December 14,
2001 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Gass Haney Funeral Home and on Saturday,
December 15, 2001 from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. There will
be a family prayer service on Saturday at 10:15 AM at the church.
Donna was born May 6, 1927 in rural St. Edward, Nebraska to Andrew and Mabel
(Nelson) Andreasen. She attended rural grade schools and graduated from St.
Edward High School at the age of 16. She received a teaching certificate and
taught for one year at Boheet School south of Leigh, Nebraska. She then
moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where she worked at a local drug store and the
Federal Land Bank for 1.5 years taking the streetcar to work. She then
attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska for one year to
further her teaching degree. She returned to teaching at rural schools in
St. Edward.
She married Leo Groteluschen on September 24, 1948 at her parents home near
St. Edward. They made their home together on the Groteluschen family farm
near Leigh. After raising their children, Donna went back to the classroom
as a teacher's aide at local schools around Leigh. For the past three years,
she has been working as a dietary assistant at the Colonial Manor in
Clarkson, Nebraska.
Donna was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, held various
offices in the local zone and district of the LWML, and was also a member of
the Zion Ladies Circle. She was a member of the Merry Farmerettes Extension
Club, served on the Creston Township Election Board and volunteered for the
GED program in Leigh. She enjoyed family, cooking, sewing, crafts, bowling,
and was an avid auctions goer. For many years she did the monogramming of
the emblems for the Leigh High School Cheerleaders.
Donna is survived by:
Husband - Leo Groteluschen - Leigh, NE
Daughter - Cheryl (Richard) Slonecker - David City, NE
Daughter - Marla Gernstein - Omaha, NE
Daughter - Darlene Lich - Battle Creek, NE
Son - Lonnie (Terri) Groteluschen - Humphrey, NE
Son - Gary (Joann) Groteluschen - York, NE
Daughter - Jane (Doug) Mynard - Thornton, CO
Daughter - Renee (Steve) Wessel - Fremont, NE
Brother - Doyle (Lois) Andreasen - Genoa, NE
Sister - Verdeen Gulikson - Lincoln, NE
20 Grandchildren
3 Great-Grandchildren
Donna was preceded in death by:
Father - Andrew Andreasen
Mother - Mabel (Nelson) Andreasen
Son - Leon Groteluschen
Sister - Eunice Fittje
Grandson - Nathan Groteluschen
Original individual @I00398@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I121@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)
@NF0123@
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1927 - 2001 (74 years)