WORLD WAR I VETERAN
EDWARD M. GROTJAN SERVICES HELD
Edward M. Grotjan, 89, a retired Keytesville farmer, died Thursday evening, April 11, 1985, at McLarney Manor after a long illness.
The son of Albert and Lina Munson Grotjan, he was born Feb. 17, 1896, near Brunswick.
He married Marie Heishman on Nov. 20, 1922. They had three children, who survive. They are Harvey E. Grotjan, Keytesville; Mrs. Oren (Marjorie) Head, Brunswick; and Mrs. Bob (Margaret) Smith, Belton.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vallie George, Kansas City and Mrs. Freda Carr, Decatur, Ill. and one brother, Gus Grotjan, Decatur, Ill.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Marie; two brothers and one sister.
Services were held under the direction of Berry Funeral Home, Keytesville. The music was provided by Linda Grotjan, with Debbie Sellars as the soloist.
He was a life-long resident of Chariton County with the exception of two years, when he was employed by Staley's of Decatur, Ill. He was a member of the Dalton Immanuel Methodist Church, and served for two years in WWI.
The honorary pallbearers were Tyson Nichols, Kenneth Grotjan, Donald Grotjan, Cecil Grotjan, Lloyd Grotjan and George Janes.
The pallbearers were; Stanley Grotjan, Bill James, Kyle Smith, Donald Lee Grotjan, Raymond Grotjan and Eddie Grotjan.
Burial was in the Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick. The American Legion Rucker McAllister Post No. 7, Brunswick, conducted graveside services.
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Ed was born on the Warren Farm presently known as the Milton Daily Farm (approximately 3/4 miles East of Brunswick South of U.S. Highway 24), in a two story house. At birth Ed weighed 2-1/2 pounds, was fed with an eye dropper and kept warm on the oven door of the kitchen wood cooking stove. He was given the nickname of "Sun" by his mother and most all of the rest of the family, relatives and friends knew him by that name or "Ed".
He enlisted in the United States Army when he was twenty three years old, on April 2, 1918, at Keytesville. He served in several battles, engagements, and skirmishes. He received his Honorable Discharge on November 30, 1919.
Most of their married life was spent in Chariton County except for a brief period when he worked in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, where he was employed by the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company.
Ed suffered a stroke at the farm home on December 19, 1980, and was taken by ambulance to the Boone County Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. After several weeks he was released and taken by ambulance to a nursing home as he required constant care. Ed lived in Chastain's Nursing Home, Linn County, Marceline, Missouri, approximately one year and then moved to McLarney Manor, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, where he resided until he passed away on April 11, 1985.
Contributed by: James Grotjan, 11 April 2015
EDWARD M. GROTJAN SERVICES HELD
Edward M. Grotjan, 89, a retired Keytesville farmer, died Thursday evening, April 11, 1985, at McLarney Manor after a long illness.
The son of Albert and Lina Munson Grotjan, he was born Feb. 17, 1896, near Brunswick.
He married Marie Heishman on Nov. 20, 1922. They had three children, who survive. They are Harvey E. Grotjan, Keytesville; Mrs. Oren (Marjorie) Head, Brunswick; and Mrs. Bob (Margaret) Smith, Belton.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vallie George, Kansas City and Mrs. Freda Carr, Decatur, Ill. and one brother, Gus Grotjan, Decatur, Ill.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Marie; two brothers and one sister.
Services were held under the direction of Berry Funeral Home, Keytesville. The music was provided by Linda Grotjan, with Debbie Sellars as the soloist.
He was a life-long resident of Chariton County with the exception of two years, when he was employed by Staley's of Decatur, Ill. He was a member of the Dalton Immanuel Methodist Church, and served for two years in WWI.
The honorary pallbearers were Tyson Nichols, Kenneth Grotjan, Donald Grotjan, Cecil Grotjan, Lloyd Grotjan and George Janes.
The pallbearers were; Stanley Grotjan, Bill James, Kyle Smith, Donald Lee Grotjan, Raymond Grotjan and Eddie Grotjan.
Burial was in the Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick. The American Legion Rucker McAllister Post No. 7, Brunswick, conducted graveside services.
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Ed was born on the Warren Farm presently known as the Milton Daily Farm (approximately 3/4 miles East of Brunswick South of U.S. Highway 24), in a two story house. At birth Ed weighed 2-1/2 pounds, was fed with an eye dropper and kept warm on the oven door of the kitchen wood cooking stove. He was given the nickname of "Sun" by his mother and most all of the rest of the family, relatives and friends knew him by that name or "Ed".
He enlisted in the United States Army when he was twenty three years old, on April 2, 1918, at Keytesville. He served in several battles, engagements, and skirmishes. He received his Honorable Discharge on November 30, 1919.
Most of their married life was spent in Chariton County except for a brief period when he worked in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, where he was employed by the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company.
Ed suffered a stroke at the farm home on December 19, 1980, and was taken by ambulance to the Boone County Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. After several weeks he was released and taken by ambulance to a nursing home as he required constant care. Ed lived in Chastain's Nursing Home, Linn County, Marceline, Missouri, approximately one year and then moved to McLarney Manor, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, where he resided until he passed away on April 11, 1985.
Contributed by: James Grotjan, 11 April 2015
WORLD WAR I VETERAN
EDWARD M. GROTJAN SERVICES HELD
Edward M. Grotjan, 89, a retired Keytesville farmer, died Thursday evening, April 11, 1985, at McLarney Manor after a long illness.
The son of Albert and Lina Munson Grotjan, he was born Feb. 17, 1896, near Brunswick.
He married Marie Heishman on Nov. 20, 1922. They had three children, who survive. They are Harvey E. Grotjan, Keytesville; Mrs. Oren (Marjorie) Head, Brunswick; and Mrs. Bob (Margaret) Smith, Belton.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vallie George, Kansas City and Mrs. Freda Carr, Decatur, Ill. and one brother, Gus Grotjan, Decatur, Ill.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Marie; two brothers and one sister.
Services were held under the direction of Berry Funeral Home, Keytesville. The music was provided by Linda Grotjan, with Debbie Sellars as the soloist.
He was a life-long resident of Chariton County with the exception of two years, when he was employed by Staley's of Decatur, Ill. He was a member of the Dalton Immanuel Methodist Church, and served for two years in WWI.
The honorary pallbearers were Tyson Nichols, Kenneth Grotjan, Donald Grotjan, Cecil Grotjan, Lloyd Grotjan and George Janes.
The pallbearers were; Stanley Grotjan, Bill James, Kyle Smith, Donald Lee Grotjan, Raymond Grotjan and Eddie Grotjan.
Burial was in the Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick. The American Legion Rucker McAllister Post No. 7, Brunswick, conducted graveside services.
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Ed was born on the Warren Farm presently known as the Milton Daily Farm (approximately 3/4 miles East of Brunswick South of U.S. Highway 24), in a two story house. At birth Ed weighed 2-1/2 pounds, was fed with an eye dropper and kept warm on the oven door of the kitchen wood cooking stove. He was given the nickname of "Sun" by his mother and most all of the rest of the family, relatives and friends knew him by that name or "Ed".
He enlisted in the United States Army when he was twenty three years old, on April 2, 1918, at Keytesville. He served in several battles, engagements, and skirmishes. He received his Honorable Discharge on November 30, 1919.
Most of their married life was spent in Chariton County except for a brief period when he worked in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, where he was employed by the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company.
Ed suffered a stroke at the farm home on December 19, 1980, and was taken by ambulance to the Boone County Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. After several weeks he was released and taken by ambulance to a nursing home as he required constant care. Ed lived in Chastain's Nursing Home, Linn County, Marceline, Missouri, approximately one year and then moved to McLarney Manor, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, where he resided until he passed away on April 11, 1985.
Contributed by: James Grotjan, 11 April 2015
EDWARD M. GROTJAN SERVICES HELD
Edward M. Grotjan, 89, a retired Keytesville farmer, died Thursday evening, April 11, 1985, at McLarney Manor after a long illness.
The son of Albert and Lina Munson Grotjan, he was born Feb. 17, 1896, near Brunswick.
He married Marie Heishman on Nov. 20, 1922. They had three children, who survive. They are Harvey E. Grotjan, Keytesville; Mrs. Oren (Marjorie) Head, Brunswick; and Mrs. Bob (Margaret) Smith, Belton.
Also surviving are seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Vallie George, Kansas City and Mrs. Freda Carr, Decatur, Ill. and one brother, Gus Grotjan, Decatur, Ill.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Marie; two brothers and one sister.
Services were held under the direction of Berry Funeral Home, Keytesville. The music was provided by Linda Grotjan, with Debbie Sellars as the soloist.
He was a life-long resident of Chariton County with the exception of two years, when he was employed by Staley's of Decatur, Ill. He was a member of the Dalton Immanuel Methodist Church, and served for two years in WWI.
The honorary pallbearers were Tyson Nichols, Kenneth Grotjan, Donald Grotjan, Cecil Grotjan, Lloyd Grotjan and George Janes.
The pallbearers were; Stanley Grotjan, Bill James, Kyle Smith, Donald Lee Grotjan, Raymond Grotjan and Eddie Grotjan.
Burial was in the Elliott Grove Cemetery, Brunswick. The American Legion Rucker McAllister Post No. 7, Brunswick, conducted graveside services.
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Ed was born on the Warren Farm presently known as the Milton Daily Farm (approximately 3/4 miles East of Brunswick South of U.S. Highway 24), in a two story house. At birth Ed weighed 2-1/2 pounds, was fed with an eye dropper and kept warm on the oven door of the kitchen wood cooking stove. He was given the nickname of "Sun" by his mother and most all of the rest of the family, relatives and friends knew him by that name or "Ed".
He enlisted in the United States Army when he was twenty three years old, on April 2, 1918, at Keytesville. He served in several battles, engagements, and skirmishes. He received his Honorable Discharge on November 30, 1919.
Most of their married life was spent in Chariton County except for a brief period when he worked in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, where he was employed by the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company.
Ed suffered a stroke at the farm home on December 19, 1980, and was taken by ambulance to the Boone County Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. After several weeks he was released and taken by ambulance to a nursing home as he required constant care. Ed lived in Chastain's Nursing Home, Linn County, Marceline, Missouri, approximately one year and then moved to McLarney Manor, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, where he resided until he passed away on April 11, 1985.
Contributed by: James Grotjan, 11 April 2015
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