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- Bio: John Francis Groom (81) of Grangeville passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Cottonwood surrounded by his family and friends.
- He was born on June 30, 1933 to Arthur & Katherine (Oliver) Groom in Cottonwood, Idaho. He was raised on the family farm & ranch in the Dewey Saddle area of the Old Harpster Grade. He attended the Delaney School, a one-room school house and then Grangeville schools, graduating from Grangeville High School in 1952.
- John married Flora Jane Heter in 1953. Their marriage was blessed with five children Brit (Sara), Theasa (Vern Snyder), Penny (Willard Stuivenga), Rob (Teresa) and Susie (Dion Heckman). They were later divorced.
- John married Lillian Peterson in 1975 and also became a part of her children’s lives; Dale, Doug, Darrell, Marcella (Curt Kammeyer), Yvonne (Mike Conklin), and Vicki (Jack Armstrong).
- John took over the family farm & ranch upon graduating from high school. During lean agricultural years he ran a wholesale meat business and also owned a small trucking company. Even though the family was traditionally farmers, John loved livestock. He was an old fashioned cowboy ~ riding horses to work with the cattle. He enjoyed going to the Cottonwood Sales Yard, working at times in the ring. He held an extra passion for horses, raising them and also enjoying a good horse trade. John enjoyed attending the Grangeville Border Days rodeos and was proud to have won the last Ray Holes saddle (made by Jerry Holes) to be raffled at Grangeville Border Days. Mostly, John loved family gatherings and was greatly amused by the young kids. John was much loved and will be missed by his family and his many friends.
- John is survived by his loving wife, five children, five stepchildren, a sister, 32 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Jean Groom, a stepson, Darrell Peterson, a son-in-law Vern Snyder, and three infant great grandchildren.
- Services will be at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Grangeville. The Rosary will be Friday, August 15th at 7:00 pm and the funeral Mass will be Saturday, August 16th at 1:00 pm with internment to follow at the Prairie View Cemetery. Please join the family for a farewell fellowship at the Grangeville Country Club afterwards. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville and on Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 9:00 to 11:00 am also at Blackmer Funreal Home, Grangeville.
- Memorials in John’s memory may be given to Saints Peter & Paul School or the Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation.—Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville, ID, Aug. 12, 2014
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1933 - 2014 (81 år)
