Gayle Oren Groves

Gayle Oren Groves, 94 years old, of Trevor, Wis., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Hospice Alliance Hospice House, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. He was born Dec. 30, 1918, in Pleasant Hope, Mo., the son of the late John and Emma Marie (Eichman) Groves. He had lived in Garfield, Ark., for many years before settling in Trevor in 2010. Gayle proudly served in the U.S. Army 33rd Infantry Division during WWII as an engineer. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, camping and RVing. On Sept. 25, 1995, he married Mary B. (Yockey) LaPalm in Bentonville, Ark. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Mary; his children, Patti (Dave) Brammer of Gainesville, Ga., Michael (Jan) Groves of Rogers, Ark., and Vicki (Jim) Scott of Edwardsville, Ill.; stepchildren, Dorothy (Dwight) Vorpahl of Salem, Wis., Rose (Pat) Ames of Roscommon, Mich., Leo (Heike) LaPalm Jr. of Columbus, Ga., Susan (Ken) Vollmer of Universal City, Texas, Nancy (Mike) Clark of Trevor, Wis., Kathryn (Chuck) Soper of Bassett, Wis., Mildred (Paul) Herbst of Frankfort, Ill., and Karen (Ron) Lobodzinski of Antioch, Ill.; eight grandchildren; 21 step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; 24 step-great-grandchildren; his sister, Ruth (George) Huff of Piedmont, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Gayle was preceded in death by his first wife, Nadine W. Groves; a brother, Jack Groves; sisters, June and Hope; and a stepson, Bill LaPalm. Visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, at the Strang Funeral Home of Antioch, 1055 Main St. (Rte. 83), Antioch, Ill. Military honors will commence at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. Information: (847) 395-4000. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Williams Syndrome Association, 570 Kirts Blvd., Suite 223, Troy MI 48084; or Pea Ridge Church of the Nazarene, 150 Barris Lane, Pea Ridge, AR 72751, in his memory. Please sign our online guest book at www.strangfh.com.