Rosalie J. Grove, 84, of Astoria died at 8:18 a.m. June 17, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.Rosalie J. Grove, 84, of Astoria died at 8:18 a.m. June 17, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
She was born April 27, 1935, in Astoria, the daughter of Kenneth and Christine Weber Parr. She married Gene Grove on March 20, 1992, in Lewistown. He survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Marilyn Shawgo of Astoria, Janet (and Monte) Graham of Havana and Christine (and Robert) Gunn of Florissant, Mo.; two sons, Randy (and Lori) Hammond of Bath and Kenneth (and Mary) Baker of Astoria; one stepson, Gene (and Lori) Howard of Ipava; 17 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Wallace Kevin Hammond, and one son-in-law, Mike Shawgo.
She worked at Amax Coal Mine Company where she drove haulage and supply trucks and was a school bus driver for Astoria and South Fulton schools. She also was a welder at Admiral in Galesburg and sewed jackets at The Glove Factory in Galesburg. She volunteered as a driver for Red Cross and Astoria-South Fulton Senior Center.
She was a member of Astoria American Legion Post #25 Auxiliary and Summum Christian Church.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Pastor Darrin Fish officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Summum Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her church or Summum Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to www.shawgomemorialhome.org.
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