Margaret J. Gruhn

Margaret J. Gruhn, 84, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. She was born on June 17, 1930, in Lincoln, Neb., to Roy Oliver Wilson and Florence Thompson Wilson. She loved to cook, sew and play cards. She was a member of the Joy Group Bible Study. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Robert Wilson, William (Ed) Wilson, Dale Wilson; and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Vernon Eugene Gruhn of Bella Vista, Ark.; children, the Rev. Michael Gruhn and wife, Wanda, Jim Gruhn and wife, Sharon, Diane Turner and husband, Hugh, Alan Gruhn; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, James Wilson. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at the Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark., with Pastor Paul Hass officiating. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lutheran Hour or to Bella Vista Lutheran Church Building Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.