1. | KOLLER, Verna Wilhelmine Maria was born on 9 Feb 1904 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Aug 1994 in Lewisburg, Union County, PA. Notes:
Niagara Gazette
Verna W. Grose
Ex-Parent By Proxy Was Active In Church
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Verna W. (Koller) Grose, 90, of Kelly Apartments, Rural Route 5, died Wednesday (Aug. 24, 1994) at the Evangelical Community Hospital. She born in Porter on Feb. 9, 1904, the daughter of William and Alice (Hillman) Koller Jr. She was formerly employed for more than 20 years by Parents By Proxy of Niagara Falls. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church of Niagara Falls and a friend of the First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg since 1988. Mrs. Grose was the widow of Elmer A. Grose, who died in January 1973. Mrs. Grose is survived by two sons, Robert W. Grose of Sebring, Fla., and Elmer Grose Jr. of Lewisburg; a brother, Elton Koller of Sanborn; two sisters, Marjorie Margolin of Rochester and Irene Pellegrino of Tampa, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren She was the sister of the late Florence Rohring and Alice Jacobs. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive, where the Rev. Lawrance (sic-sp) Herfurth, pastor emeritus, will conduct services at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Town of Lewiston. Memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church, 716 Cayuga Drive. Funeral arrangements were made by the John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg, Pa.
Verna married GROSE, Elmer August Wilhelm on 2 Jan 1924 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Elmer (son of GROSE, John and Augusta) was born on 18 Oct 1898 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Jan 1973 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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