Lois Grothman

FITCHBURG-Lois Grothman, age 85, of Fitchburg, died at home of natural causes on Monday, June 13, 2011. She was born on Aug. 28, 1925, in Detroit, Mich. When she was 11 years old, the family moved to Chicago where her father pastored a congregation for the deaf, where she became a registered nurse, and where she met her husband, Reverend Floyd Grothman, who survives her. Lois mothered five children, John (Merrily) of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mark (Marith) of Wheaton, Ill., Timothy (Kathy) of Coeur dAlene, Idaho, Amy (Bob) Clark of Malibu, Calif, and Becky (Warren) Myers of Mount Horeb, all who survive her. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Lois was a member of Lutheran Womens Missionary League, Nurses Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Nurse-Midwives and Civil Air Patrol. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL HOME, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2011, with a luncheon to follow. Inurnment will take place at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill., at a later date. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday. In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to designate memorial gifts to Wisconsin Valley Lutheran High School, 601 Maple Ridge Road, Mosinee, WI 54455. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at HospiceCare Inc. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to designate memorial gifts to Wisconsin Valley Lutheran High School, 601 Maple Ridge Road, Mosinee, WI 54455. Visitation: Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday. Service: Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL HOME, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2011, with a luncheon to follow.