Agnes Dorthea "Susie" Grose, 85, passed away March 10, 2004, in Las Vegas, from terminal cancer. She was born in Hartley, Iowa, Nov. 17, 1918 to Detlef Staack and Frederika Schlegel Staack and grew up in Omaha, Neb. with two sisters and one brother. She excelled in school, skipping five grades. She enjoyed gymnastics and ice skating. She met and married Morris Clinton Grose June 3, 1939, in Estes Park, Colo. while they were both working in Cheyenne, Wyo. and they moved to Southern California, shortly thereafter, where they raised two children. Susie was an excellent cook and homemaker, sewing for the home and family and exercised many artistic talents. In the middle 1950's, Susie and Morris bought a picture framing business in New Port Beach, Calif., which they operated for over 25 years, where they met the needs of a very interesting and prestigious clientele. It proved to be a very rewarding career that gave them much pleasure. She lost her husband of 59 years in 1998, while living in Santa Maria, Calif. Susie was a very intelligent, self educated woman. She fought to help and protect others, doing many great deeds in her life. Surviving are her son, Morris "Morrie" Clinton Grose Jr.; daughter, Delores Roberta Malcomson; grandchildren, Rebecca Grose Roberts, Stephen Grose Roberts and Justin Grose; and three great-grandchildren. The Grose family would like to thank the caring and loving physicians and medical health care facilities, Russell T. Nevins, M.D., Pamela T. Miel, M.D., Michael J. Anderson, M.D., Rita Maity, M.D. and Robert J. Futoran, M.D., Harmon Medical & Rehabilitation Hospital and Odyssey Health Care, Inc., at Harbor House. At the request of Agnes D. Grose, she was cremated with no services performed. Arrangements handled by Sunrise Cremation & Burial Society.

Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr. 8, 2004.