Margie Carroll Groneman

Margie Carroll Groneman, 92, a resident of the Forest Grove community passed away on February 6, 2020 at Jennings McCall Living Center in Forest Grove.
Margie was born on August 23, 1927 in Canton, Kansas. She was one of four children born to Carl Ernest William and Clara (Vogts) Bullinger. She was raised in Canton, KS and attended a private Lutheran school grade school and Canton High School. After high school Margie attended St John's College in Winfield, KS graduating in 1945 with a degree in bookkeeping.
She met her future husband (the boy next door), Gilbert Groneman, and they began dating and were married on Nov 7, 1948 in Spring Valley Township, McPherson, KS. They made their home in Kansas until 1954 when they moved to Scoggins Valley. They had a farm their and raised two children, Randy and Kristi.  In 1974 following the creation of Henry Hagg Lake they built a new home on their property alongside the lake. In 1982 they sold their home and moved to Forest Grove.  Gilbert passed away in 2002 after 53 years of marriage.
Margie was a homemaker but also worked as a bookkeeper for Glenn Walters Nursery, the Photo Graphic, Copeland Lumber, the Farmers Co-op, and  Mt Olive Lutheran Church.
She was a talented musician playing piano and organ for her church. She also enjoyed singing in the choir and playing for weddings and funerals. Margie was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed her knitting machine in which she designed beautiful clothing. She also enjoyed cooking gardening and flowers. Adding a spark to her life she occasionally went to Reno with her friends. Margie was an avid reader and enjoyed murder mystery novels and watching movies. She was a master at channel surfing. Margie and her husband thoroughly enjoyed square dancing for many years.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, her parents and three siblings.
She is survived by her two children; Randy and Sandee Groneman of Forest Grove, Kristi and Dan Stone of Redmond, three grandchildren; Ryan Groneman, Heather (Arlin) Rose, Chad (Sherry) Groneman, as well as six step grandchildren, Danny (Lisa) Stone, David (Renee) Stone, Paula Yeakey and Curtis Day.
Margie has fifteen great grandchildren  and 6 great great grandchildren.