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Theodore Benjamin Groteluschen was the sixth child of Louis and Anna Groteluschen. He was born on September 24, 1906 in Gray, Iowa. He lived there until he quit high school in Audubon and worked for his sister Elna and her husband Bill Joens outside of Manning, Iowa. While there he met and married a country schoolteacher, Laura Viola Sander on December 21, 1926. They moved to Coon Rapids where Ted (as he was known) managed a branch of his fathers John Deere Implement Company. The first four children of Ted and Laura were born in a farmhouse just outside of Coon Rapids, Iowa. Bob was born in 1927, Lila Jean in 1931, LuAnn in 1933 and Bill in 1935. They moved to Audubon, Iowa in 1936 where Ted and his brother, Carl, bought the implement business from Louis. In 1940 Ted became the sole owner of the business and at that time built a new building on the old site using beams from the original building. After their move to Audubon, a son, James was born in 1941 and a daughter, Joan, in 1944.
Ted stayed in the John Deere business until his death August 10, 1972. He was a highly respected businessman. Both Ted and Laura were strong community workers and very well liked. Even though Ted was busy with his own business, every year the family had a week long vacation to Lake Okoboji so he could fish and enjoy his family.
Ted loved to play cards and golf with his friends. He owned a farm and enjoyed driving through the countryside to view other farms and share his observations with others in the car. He was a calm man who moved deliberately and slowly. He helped others out many times when he saw a need and always enjoyed a good joke. Ted was a good provider and he always hung up his clothes.
Submitted by daughters Lila Jean Jensen and Joan Valenzuela
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Theodore Benjamin Groteluschen was the sixth child of Louis and Anna Groteluschen. He was born on September 24, 1906 in Gray, Iowa. He lived there until he quit high school in Audubon and worked for his sister Elna and her husband Bill Joens outside of Manning, Iowa. While there he met and married a country schoolteacher, Laura Viola Sander on December 21, 1926. They moved to Coon Rapids where Ted (as he was known) managed a branch of his fathers John Deere Implement Company. The first four children of Ted and Laura were born in a farmhouse just outside of Coon Rapids, Iowa. Bob was born in 1927, Lila Jean in 1931, LuAnn in 1933 and Bill in 1935. They moved to Audubon, Iowa in 1936 where Ted and his brother, Carl, bought the implement business from Louis. In 1940 Ted became the sole owner of the business and at that time built a new building on the old site using beams from the original building. After their move to Audubon, a son, James was born in 1941 and a daughter, Joan, in 1944.
Ted stayed in the John Deere business until his death August 10, 1972. He was a highly respected businessman. Both Ted and Laura were strong community workers and very well liked. Even though Ted was busy with his own business, every year the family had a week long vacation to Lake Okoboji so he could fish and enjoy his family.
Ted loved to play cards and golf with his friends. He owned a farm and enjoyed driving through the countryside to view other farms and share his observations with others in the car. He was a calm man who moved deliberately and slowly. He helped others out many times when he saw a need and always enjoyed a good joke. Ted was a good provider and he always hung up his clothes.
Submitted by daughters Lila Jean Jensen and Joan Valenzuela
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1906 - 1972 (65 years)