Vincent J. Grober
SENECA — Mr. Vincent J. Grober, 80, of Seneca, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Ottawa Regional Hospital.
Born Sept. 24, 1931, in Alta Vista, Iowa, Vincent was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Ruhoff) Grober. He married Margaret Haugen on Aug. 22, 1959, at St. Bernard in Alta Vista, Iowa.
He served in the Army from 1952 to 1954.
Vincent worked as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and then superintendent at Seneca High School from 1958 to 1986. He was the Mayor of Seneca from 1988 to 1994.
He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Seneca, the Lions Club and American Legion Kasal Post 457.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; four daughters, Jennifer (Mark) Freeman of Northbrook, Ill., Mary (Joe) Turner of Lincoln, Neb., Julie (Chris) Ylo of Munsterm, Ind., and JoEllyn Kish of Batavia, Ill.; three sons, Jeff (Debra) of Oswego, Ill., Mike (Rita) of Dike, Iowa, and Tom (Shelley) of Readlyn, Iowa; his grandchildren, Zachary (Francine), Alaina, Samantha and Rachael Freeman, Vincent and Jessica Grober, Matthew, Joshua, Christopher and Zachary Grober, Viktor, Abram, Walter and Leo Turner, Ally, Jill, and Nicholas Ylo, Jacob and Elizabeth Kish, Sierra and Brianna Cook, Grant, Nicholas, and Brok Grober; and one brother, Joseph.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mary and Rosella; brother, Andrew; and one grandson, Gabriel Turner.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Vincent will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at St. Patrick Church in Seneca.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home with Liturgical Prayers at 7 p.m.
Burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill., at a later date.
American Legion Kasal Post 457 will fold and present the flag after the service.
Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to St. Patrick Church or the Ronald McDonald House.
The online guestbook may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.ottawafuneralhome.com.
Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home, 135 Lincoln St, P.O. Box 318, Seneca, 61360, is in charge of arrangements.
