Terry L. Grothe

LELAND - Terry Grothe, age 48 of Leland, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at his home in Leland.
Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, December 20, 2010 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Leland, Iowa with Pastor Timothy Miller officiating. Inurnment will be in the spring at Forest Home Cemetery in Leland.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 PM on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Petersen Lund Funeral Home 505 N Clark St in Forest City.
Terry Lee Grothe of Leland, Iowa was born on March 31, 1962 to Dick and Sandy (Lund) Grothe at the Forest City Hospital. He attended and graduated with honors from the Forest City School district in 1980.
He then started working with his father in the concrete business. In 1986 he married Leslie Blankenship in Las Vegas. They were blessed with three children. In the early nineties, he went into partnership at D&D Sales where they started Custom Signs by D&D. Years later Terry sold his share in the company and started working as a drafter at Leland Woodworks.
Terry very much enjoyed the outdoors, especially elk hunting. He was an accomplished hunter and also a proud member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for many years.
Terry was greatly loved and will be missed by family and friends. He is survived by his children: Brandi (Mike) Bushman of Kiester, MN; Kelsey Grothe & friend Brandon Lamping of Leland; Nicholas Grothe of Forest City and three grandchildren, Trinity, Halo and Carter. Also surviving are his parents, Dick and Sandy Grothe of Leland, a sister Christine (Tommy) Hembree of Leland, sister-in-law Anne Grothe of Medina, MN and two nephews and a niece, Benjamin, Noah and Grace.
Terry was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents and two brothers, Brian (Beanhead) and Gregory Grothe.