Jack Grosse
Jack LaVern Grosse, 68, Grosse Construction owner, died Feb. 19, 2008, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.
Jack was born Jan. 28, 1940, at Hillsboro to Kenneth L. and Martha (Bernhardt) Grosse.
He was a lifelong member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and attended schools in Peabody. Jack graduated from Peabody High School in 1958.
Following high school, he attended Wichita Business College. In October 1959, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. After basic training he was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He was discharged in January 1961.
Upon his return from Panama, he worked in the family dirt construction business with his uncle, Tom Grosse.
On July 21, 1962, he married Sharon K. Shepherd at Newton. To this union two children were born, Kenneth LaVern and Julia Kay (Grosse) Ensminger.
He was preceded in death by his son; parents; a brother, Michael Grosse; and granddaughter, Bailey Rae Ensminger.
Jack is survived by his wife, Sharon of Peabody; daughter, Julia Kay Ensminger of Peabody; and two granddaughters, Taylor and McKenzie Ensminger, both of Peabody.
Funeral services were Friday morning at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Peabody. Burial was in Prairie Lawn Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with the Peabody-Burns band program.
— Paid obituary
