{"id":746,"date":"2023-04-13T11:32:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=746"},"modified":"2023-04-13T11:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:32:56","slug":"evelyn-grote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/13\/evelyn-grote\/","title":{"rendered":"Evelyn Grote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(February 10, 1925 &#8211; April 11, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Evelyn-Grote.jpg?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Evelyn-Grote.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Evelyn-Grote.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Evelyn M. Grote, 98, of Decatur, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Adams-Woodcrest in Decatur, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was born on February 10, 1925 to the late Fred H. Rebber and the late Adella (Hockemeyer) Rebber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evelyn was united in marriage to Donald E. Grote on July 10, 1948, and he preceded her in death on March 2, 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a graduate of New Haven High School, and was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evelyn faithfully served her family as a homemaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evelyn enjoyed gardening alongside her husband, and canning and freezing the fruits of their labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include her daughter, Pamela (Gordon) Yanke of Decatur, Indiana; daughter, Ellen (Kenneth) Folkerts of Decatur, Indiana; son, Roger (Tonya) Grote of Decatur, Indiana; daughter, Jo Ann Balzer of Sturgis, Michigan; grandchildren, Spencer (Kristin) Folkerts, Adam (Elizabeth) Folkerts, Eric (Jessica) Folkerts, Sarah Grote, Jennifer (Ryan) Fruechte, and Alex Balzer; great grandchildren, Skyler Folkerts, Lily Folkerts, Graham Folkerts, Coen Folkerts, Bailey Folkerts, Alexis Fruechte, William Fruechte, and Everett Fruechte; and great great grandchild, Parker Eichorn.<br><br>She was preceded in death by a sister, Elvira Bienz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Decatur, with<br>Pastor David Koeneman officiating. Burial will follow in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family and friends will be received from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Zwick &amp; Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials can be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church or St. Peter Immanuel School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrangements are by the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 10, 1925 &#8211; April 11, 2023) Evelyn M. Grote, 98, of Decatur, Indiana passed away on Tuesday,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747,"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-746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Evelyn-Grote.jpg?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}