Wilma Ruth Grosor

Wilma “Ruth” Grosor age 84, of Seward, NE, formerly of York, NE, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at York. She was born on a farm south of Utica, NE to William and Mary (Gallagher) Sherwood on January 26, 1926. She was the third child born to this couple. In 1926 the family moved to York where she attended kindergarten at Willard Grade School, then moved to 411 East 17th St. and finished grade school at Edison and later graduated from York High School in 1942.

On June 21, 1942, Ruth married Herbert Grosor in her family home by Reverend Paul Kenny, her brother-in-law. To this couple were born five children. They lived on different farms in the Waco, York, and Thayer areas. Eventually they settled at 429 W. 8th St. in York where most of the children were raised. In the early 1970’s they built a new home at #1 North Circle Drive in York where the younger children were raised. After Herbert’s retirement they built a small home in Waco, NE where they lived in the summer and spent winters traveling in a fifth-wheel trailer and later in a motor home for the winter. They enjoyed their family and traveled until Herbert’s death in 1995. Following Herbert’s death, Ruth moved to Heartland Park in Seward where she remained for six years. She then moved to Seward Manor for a short time and back to Heartland in 2007. Ruth enjoyed visiting with people and everywhere she lived, she made new friends. She enjoyed family, collecting dolls, crafts, reading, word puzzles and activities with friends. After a fall and surgery, she went to the Hearthstone in York and had really begun to enjoy activities and new and old friends.

Ruth is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Jerry and Susan Grosor of Bradshaw, daughters and sons-in-law, Janet K. “Tootsie” and Jim Coon of Seward, Karen and Roger Vonfeldt, of Colorado Springs, CO, Kathy and Stan Bruns of Utica, and Joyce Whitmore of Texarkana, AR. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, one step grandchild, 16 great-grandchildren, one step great-grandchild, two great great step grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Elmer, sister and brother-in-law Ruby and Paul Kenny, niece Beverly Kenny, mother and father-in-law Carl and Helena Grosor, brother-in-law Norbert Grosor, sisters-in-law Gertrude Thomson, Laura Lang and her husband Kenneth.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Seward with the Reverend Bob Paulson officiating. Burial followed in the Utica Cemetery, Utica, NE.