Father: Frederick William Groth b. 16 Oct 1899 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 30 Aug 1998 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Mother: Dorothy Eda Mary Reincke b. 19 Oct 1905 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 18 Jul 1998 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.
Extract from Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947:
Name: Lyle Frederick Groth
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa
Father's name: Fredrick Groth
Mother's name: Dorthea Remcke [sic]
FHL film number: 1480945
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 3 7/12
Estimated birth year: 1926
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred and Dorothy Groth, ages 31 and 25
Home in 1930: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: produce store
Occupation: none
Sibling living at home: Gene (age 5/12)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 1068.0
Date: 16 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred W and Dorothy Groth, ages 40 and 34
Home in 1940: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: proprietor - produce house
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Jeane (age 10)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: T627_1136; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 3-19
Date: 23 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lyle Fredrick Groth [sic]
Age: 18
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Telephone: Postville 105
Name of person who will always know your address: F W Groth
Relationship: not listed
Address of that person: Postville, Iowa
Employer: F W Groth
Place of employment: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 8 iches
Weight: 145
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 24 Nov 1944
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Lyle F Groth
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Address: none
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: not listed
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Class of worker: not listed
Census place: Postville Town, Allamakee, Iowa
Date: 12 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 13 Jun 1999:
Postville
Lyle F. Groth, 72, died Thursday evening, June 10, 1999, in Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., after a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, by the Rev. T. M. Marks. Burial: Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, where a Masonic service begins at 7 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Julie Brainard of Postville and Sharyl Farrall of Chickaloon, Alaska; a son, Greg of Chaparral, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Cathy Noecker of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, Jeff Martins of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Steve Martins of Gainesville, Fla.; and a brother, Gene of Grand Marais, Minn.
Obituary from the "Standard" of Waukon, Iowa dated 23 Jun 1999:
Lyle Frederick Groth
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, for Lyle Frederick Groth, 72, who died Thursday, June 10, 1999 at Prairie du Chien (WI) Memorial Hospital. at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The Rev. T. M. Marks officiated. Interment was in the Postville Cemetery, and Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements.
The son of Frederick and Dorothy (Reincke) Groth, Lyle was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Postville. He graduated from Postville High School in 1944. Oct. 3, 1946 Lyle enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was listed as a bandsman and sang and played the trumpet in the military chorus and band. Following his military service, he worked in the family business, Groth Produce, which Lyle and his brother, Gene, purchased in 1959, and it became Groth Packing Company.
Dec. 25, 1948 he married Sally Ruckdaschel at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Lyle had been a member of Keystone Barber Shop Chorus and had played the trumpet in the Postville Drum and Bugle Corps which marched in many parades held in surrounding communities. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and had also been active in the community, serving on the City Planning and Zoning Committee and had maintained his membership in the Brotherly Love Masonic Lodge in Postville. In 1966 the business was sold and was then known as Iowa Turkey Products. Lyle was employed by the city of Postville as an engineer and also worked for Norplex in the same capacity. He had also been employed by Gene's Electric in Postville and Brown's Electric in Decorah.
Dec. 30, 1967 Lyle married Joanne (Grotegut) Martins at the chapel of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife Joanne; six children, Sharyl (Groth) and husband Mike Ferrall of Chickaloon, AK, Greg and wife Ruth of Chaparral, NM; Julie (Groth) and husband Roger Brainard of Postville; Cathy (Martins) Noecker of Cedar Rapids, Jeff and wife Katie Martins of Ormond Beach, FL, Steve and wife Betty Martins of Gainesville, FL; a daughter-in-law, Carol (Mrs. Craig Martins) and her husband Keith Kratzer of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a brother and his wife, Gene and Marie of Grand Marais, MN. A stepson, Craig Martins, preceded him in death. Casket bearers were Richard Schlee, Dr. R. F. Schneider, Thomas Hogan,Norman Delphy, John Kittleson, and Don Drahn.
The obituary is in error: Lyle had three children with first wife, Sally Ruckdaschel and no children with Joanne Martins. He had four step-children, the children of Joanne. He had five grandchildren, the others are step-grand-children. He had no great-grandchildren.
He married (1) Sally Ann Ruckdaschel 25 Dec 1948 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
He married (2) Joanne Grotegut 30 Dec 1967 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Mother: Dorothy Eda Mary Reincke b. 19 Oct 1905 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 18 Jul 1998 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.
Extract from Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947:
Name: Lyle Frederick Groth
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa
Father's name: Fredrick Groth
Mother's name: Dorthea Remcke [sic]
FHL film number: 1480945
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 3 7/12
Estimated birth year: 1926
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred and Dorothy Groth, ages 31 and 25
Home in 1930: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: produce store
Occupation: none
Sibling living at home: Gene (age 5/12)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 1068.0
Date: 16 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred W and Dorothy Groth, ages 40 and 34
Home in 1940: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: proprietor - produce house
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Jeane (age 10)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: T627_1136; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 3-19
Date: 23 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lyle Fredrick Groth [sic]
Age: 18
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Telephone: Postville 105
Name of person who will always know your address: F W Groth
Relationship: not listed
Address of that person: Postville, Iowa
Employer: F W Groth
Place of employment: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 8 iches
Weight: 145
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 24 Nov 1944
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Lyle F Groth
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Address: none
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: not listed
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Class of worker: not listed
Census place: Postville Town, Allamakee, Iowa
Date: 12 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 13 Jun 1999:
Postville
Lyle F. Groth, 72, died Thursday evening, June 10, 1999, in Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., after a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, by the Rev. T. M. Marks. Burial: Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, where a Masonic service begins at 7 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Julie Brainard of Postville and Sharyl Farrall of Chickaloon, Alaska; a son, Greg of Chaparral, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Cathy Noecker of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, Jeff Martins of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Steve Martins of Gainesville, Fla.; and a brother, Gene of Grand Marais, Minn.
Obituary from the "Standard" of Waukon, Iowa dated 23 Jun 1999:
Lyle Frederick Groth
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, for Lyle Frederick Groth, 72, who died Thursday, June 10, 1999 at Prairie du Chien (WI) Memorial Hospital. at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The Rev. T. M. Marks officiated. Interment was in the Postville Cemetery, and Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements.
The son of Frederick and Dorothy (Reincke) Groth, Lyle was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Postville. He graduated from Postville High School in 1944. Oct. 3, 1946 Lyle enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was listed as a bandsman and sang and played the trumpet in the military chorus and band. Following his military service, he worked in the family business, Groth Produce, which Lyle and his brother, Gene, purchased in 1959, and it became Groth Packing Company.
Dec. 25, 1948 he married Sally Ruckdaschel at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Lyle had been a member of Keystone Barber Shop Chorus and had played the trumpet in the Postville Drum and Bugle Corps which marched in many parades held in surrounding communities. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and had also been active in the community, serving on the City Planning and Zoning Committee and had maintained his membership in the Brotherly Love Masonic Lodge in Postville. In 1966 the business was sold and was then known as Iowa Turkey Products. Lyle was employed by the city of Postville as an engineer and also worked for Norplex in the same capacity. He had also been employed by Gene's Electric in Postville and Brown's Electric in Decorah.
Dec. 30, 1967 Lyle married Joanne (Grotegut) Martins at the chapel of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife Joanne; six children, Sharyl (Groth) and husband Mike Ferrall of Chickaloon, AK, Greg and wife Ruth of Chaparral, NM; Julie (Groth) and husband Roger Brainard of Postville; Cathy (Martins) Noecker of Cedar Rapids, Jeff and wife Katie Martins of Ormond Beach, FL, Steve and wife Betty Martins of Gainesville, FL; a daughter-in-law, Carol (Mrs. Craig Martins) and her husband Keith Kratzer of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a brother and his wife, Gene and Marie of Grand Marais, MN. A stepson, Craig Martins, preceded him in death. Casket bearers were Richard Schlee, Dr. R. F. Schneider, Thomas Hogan,Norman Delphy, John Kittleson, and Don Drahn.
The obituary is in error: Lyle had three children with first wife, Sally Ruckdaschel and no children with Joanne Martins. He had four step-children, the children of Joanne. He had five grandchildren, the others are step-grand-children. He had no great-grandchildren.
He married (1) Sally Ann Ruckdaschel 25 Dec 1948 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
He married (2) Joanne Grotegut 30 Dec 1967 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Father: Frederick William Groth b. 16 Oct 1899 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 30 Aug 1998 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Mother: Dorothy Eda Mary Reincke b. 19 Oct 1905 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 18 Jul 1998 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.
Extract from Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947:
Name: Lyle Frederick Groth
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa
Father's name: Fredrick Groth
Mother's name: Dorthea Remcke [sic]
FHL film number: 1480945
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 3 7/12
Estimated birth year: 1926
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred and Dorothy Groth, ages 31 and 25
Home in 1930: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: produce store
Occupation: none
Sibling living at home: Gene (age 5/12)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 1068.0
Date: 16 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred W and Dorothy Groth, ages 40 and 34
Home in 1940: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: proprietor - produce house
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Jeane (age 10)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: T627_1136; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 3-19
Date: 23 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lyle Fredrick Groth [sic]
Age: 18
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Telephone: Postville 105
Name of person who will always know your address: F W Groth
Relationship: not listed
Address of that person: Postville, Iowa
Employer: F W Groth
Place of employment: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 8 iches
Weight: 145
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 24 Nov 1944
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Lyle F Groth
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Address: none
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: not listed
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Class of worker: not listed
Census place: Postville Town, Allamakee, Iowa
Date: 12 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 13 Jun 1999:
Postville
Lyle F. Groth, 72, died Thursday evening, June 10, 1999, in Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., after a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, by the Rev. T. M. Marks. Burial: Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, where a Masonic service begins at 7 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Julie Brainard of Postville and Sharyl Farrall of Chickaloon, Alaska; a son, Greg of Chaparral, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Cathy Noecker of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, Jeff Martins of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Steve Martins of Gainesville, Fla.; and a brother, Gene of Grand Marais, Minn.
Obituary from the "Standard" of Waukon, Iowa dated 23 Jun 1999:
Lyle Frederick Groth
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, for Lyle Frederick Groth, 72, who died Thursday, June 10, 1999 at Prairie du Chien (WI) Memorial Hospital. at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The Rev. T. M. Marks officiated. Interment was in the Postville Cemetery, and Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements.
The son of Frederick and Dorothy (Reincke) Groth, Lyle was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Postville. He graduated from Postville High School in 1944. Oct. 3, 1946 Lyle enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was listed as a bandsman and sang and played the trumpet in the military chorus and band. Following his military service, he worked in the family business, Groth Produce, which Lyle and his brother, Gene, purchased in 1959, and it became Groth Packing Company.
Dec. 25, 1948 he married Sally Ruckdaschel at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Lyle had been a member of Keystone Barber Shop Chorus and had played the trumpet in the Postville Drum and Bugle Corps which marched in many parades held in surrounding communities. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and had also been active in the community, serving on the City Planning and Zoning Committee and had maintained his membership in the Brotherly Love Masonic Lodge in Postville. In 1966 the business was sold and was then known as Iowa Turkey Products. Lyle was employed by the city of Postville as an engineer and also worked for Norplex in the same capacity. He had also been employed by Gene's Electric in Postville and Brown's Electric in Decorah.
Dec. 30, 1967 Lyle married Joanne (Grotegut) Martins at the chapel of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife Joanne; six children, Sharyl (Groth) and husband Mike Ferrall of Chickaloon, AK, Greg and wife Ruth of Chaparral, NM; Julie (Groth) and husband Roger Brainard of Postville; Cathy (Martins) Noecker of Cedar Rapids, Jeff and wife Katie Martins of Ormond Beach, FL, Steve and wife Betty Martins of Gainesville, FL; a daughter-in-law, Carol (Mrs. Craig Martins) and her husband Keith Kratzer of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a brother and his wife, Gene and Marie of Grand Marais, MN. A stepson, Craig Martins, preceded him in death. Casket bearers were Richard Schlee, Dr. R. F. Schneider, Thomas Hogan,Norman Delphy, John Kittleson, and Don Drahn.
The obituary is in error: Lyle had three children with first wife, Sally Ruckdaschel and no children with Joanne Martins. He had four step-children, the children of Joanne. He had five grandchildren, the others are step-grand-children. He had no great-grandchildren.
He married (1) Sally Ann Ruckdaschel 25 Dec 1948 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
He married (2) Joanne Grotegut 30 Dec 1967 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
Mother: Dorothy Eda Mary Reincke b. 19 Oct 1905 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa d. 18 Jul 1998 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.
Extract from Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947:
Name: Lyle Frederick Groth
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa
Father's name: Fredrick Groth
Mother's name: Dorthea Remcke [sic]
FHL film number: 1480945
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 3 7/12
Estimated birth year: 1926
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred and Dorothy Groth, ages 31 and 25
Home in 1930: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: produce store
Occupation: none
Sibling living at home: Gene (age 5/12)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 640; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 1068.0
Date: 16 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Lyle Groth
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Fred W and Dorothy Groth, ages 40 and 34
Home in 1940: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Marital status: single
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Father's occupation: proprietor - produce house
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Jeane (age 10)
Census place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: T627_1136; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 3-19
Date: 23 Apr 1940
Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Lyle Fredrick Groth [sic]
Age: 18
Birth date: 24 Nov 1926
Birth place: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: white
Residence: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Telephone: Postville 105
Name of person who will always know your address: F W Groth
Relationship: not listed
Address of that person: Postville, Iowa
Employer: F W Groth
Place of employment: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Height: 5 feet 8 iches
Weight: 145
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: ruddy
Other characteristics: none
Registration date: 24 Nov 1944
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Lyle F Groth
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: 1927
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
Address: none
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: not listed
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 48
Class of worker: not listed
Census place: Postville Town, Allamakee, Iowa
Date: 12 Apr 1950
Obituary from the "Gazette" of Cedar Rapids, Iowa dated 13 Jun 1999:
Postville
Lyle F. Groth, 72, died Thursday evening, June 10, 1999, in Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., after a brief illness. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, by the Rev. T. M. Marks. Burial: Postville Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, where a Masonic service begins at 7 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne; two daughters, Julie Brainard of Postville and Sharyl Farrall of Chickaloon, Alaska; a son, Greg of Chaparral, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Cathy Noecker of Cedar Rapids; two stepsons, Jeff Martins of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Steve Martins of Gainesville, Fla.; and a brother, Gene of Grand Marais, Minn.
Obituary from the "Standard" of Waukon, Iowa dated 23 Jun 1999:
Lyle Frederick Groth
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 15, for Lyle Frederick Groth, 72, who died Thursday, June 10, 1999 at Prairie du Chien (WI) Memorial Hospital. at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The Rev. T. M. Marks officiated. Interment was in the Postville Cemetery, and Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements.
The son of Frederick and Dorothy (Reincke) Groth, Lyle was born Nov. 24, 1926 in Postville. He graduated from Postville High School in 1944. Oct. 3, 1946 Lyle enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was listed as a bandsman and sang and played the trumpet in the military chorus and band. Following his military service, he worked in the family business, Groth Produce, which Lyle and his brother, Gene, purchased in 1959, and it became Groth Packing Company.
Dec. 25, 1948 he married Sally Ruckdaschel at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. Lyle had been a member of Keystone Barber Shop Chorus and had played the trumpet in the Postville Drum and Bugle Corps which marched in many parades held in surrounding communities. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and had also been active in the community, serving on the City Planning and Zoning Committee and had maintained his membership in the Brotherly Love Masonic Lodge in Postville. In 1966 the business was sold and was then known as Iowa Turkey Products. Lyle was employed by the city of Postville as an engineer and also worked for Norplex in the same capacity. He had also been employed by Gene's Electric in Postville and Brown's Electric in Decorah.
Dec. 30, 1967 Lyle married Joanne (Grotegut) Martins at the chapel of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife Joanne; six children, Sharyl (Groth) and husband Mike Ferrall of Chickaloon, AK, Greg and wife Ruth of Chaparral, NM; Julie (Groth) and husband Roger Brainard of Postville; Cathy (Martins) Noecker of Cedar Rapids, Jeff and wife Katie Martins of Ormond Beach, FL, Steve and wife Betty Martins of Gainesville, FL; a daughter-in-law, Carol (Mrs. Craig Martins) and her husband Keith Kratzer of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a brother and his wife, Gene and Marie of Grand Marais, MN. A stepson, Craig Martins, preceded him in death. Casket bearers were Richard Schlee, Dr. R. F. Schneider, Thomas Hogan,Norman Delphy, John Kittleson, and Don Drahn.
The obituary is in error: Lyle had three children with first wife, Sally Ruckdaschel and no children with Joanne Martins. He had four step-children, the children of Joanne. He had five grandchildren, the others are step-grand-children. He had no great-grandchildren.
He married (1) Sally Ann Ruckdaschel 25 Dec 1948 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
He married (2) Joanne Grotegut 30 Dec 1967 in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa.
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