{"id":5533,"date":"2023-08-21T13:05:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T17:05:24","slug":"irene-c-grote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/irene-c-grote\/","title":{"rendered":"Irene C. Grote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.batesvilletechnology.com\/fh_live\/15900\/15910\/images\/obituaries\/8645260_fbs.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene C. Grote, 99, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Adams Woodcrest in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was born on February 23, 1924, in Allen County, Indiana to the late Roy and Helen&nbsp;(Schroeder) Conrad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene was united in marriage to Ralph R. Grote on March 29, 1943, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Decatur, Indiana, and he preceded her in death on January 17, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Decatur, where she was active in the Ladies Society. &nbsp;She was also a member of the American Legion Post #43 Auxiliary in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her family. &nbsp;They spent many days at their lake cottage on Atwood Lake, where many fond memories were made with family and friends. &nbsp;After Ralph retired, they traveled together in their motor home across the United States, making more happy memories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is survived by a daughter, Sandra K. Bennett of Fort Wayne, Indiana; son, Derryl G. (Linda) Grote of Decatur, Indiana; son, Leon D. \u201cHap\u201d Grote of Decatur, Indiana; son, Timothy R. (Bert) Grote of Decatur, Indiana; daughter, Cynthia J. (Barry) Bradtmueller of Hoagland, Indiana; brother, Richard Conrad of Decatur, Indiana; 11 grandchildren, Tonda Witte, Taya Billings, Kim Blankenship, Brian Grote, Rebekah Berg, Kelli Ashley, Amanda Jenkins, Adam Grote, Christopher Grote, Jason Bradtmueller and Rachel Bradtmueller; ten great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irene was preceded in death by a granddaughter and grandson; three brothers, Carl, Alfred and Raymond Conrad, and one sister, Donna Conrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church \u2013 Decatur with Pastor David Koeneman officiating. Burial will follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Decatur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends and family will be received from 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at the Zwick &amp; Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur and one hour prior to services Friday at the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials are to Immanuel Lutheran Church \u2013 Renovation Fund, Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrangements are by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Homes of Decatur, Indiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irene C. Grote, 99, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Adams Woodcrest in Decatur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-5533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}