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Personal data Kathleen Ruth Groen 

• Alternative name: Kathleen Groen Pringle
• She was born on November 20, 1929 in Union Slough, Burt, Kossuth Co., IA.
• She was christened in Titonka or German Vly., Kossuth Co., IA.
• Resident on January 15, 2001: Donahue, Scott Co., IA.Source 1
• She died on May 21, 2014 in Mem. Hermann Hosp., The Woodlands CDP, Montgomery Co., TX, she was 84 years old.
• She is buried on May 28, 2014 in Burt Twp. Cem., Burt Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
• A child of Harm Henry Groen and Katie Welp
• This information was last updated on July 25, 2016.

Household of Kathleen Ruth Groen

She is married to Gary Dorman Pringle.

They got married on April 20, 1954 at Burt, Kossuth Co., IA (Meth. Chr.), she was 24 years old.

Gary Dorman Pringle oo Kathleen Ruth Groen

Marriage source: Author: Johnson, Katherine O., Title: Pringle/Groen FGS, (Publication location: Milbank SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication date: xxviii Apr MCMXCIV)

Gary & Kathleen were married in the Meth. Chr.
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Notes about Kathleen Ruth Groen

Kathleen Ruth Groen

Source: Author: Johnson, Katherine O., Title: Pringle/Groen FGS, (Publication location: Milbank SD, Publisher: KOWJ, Publication dates: xxxi May MCMXCI & xxiv Feb MCMXCII)

Occupation: Retired School Teacher.

The Algona (IA.) Upper Des Moines Vol 137 # 3, (Algona IA, 18 Jan 2001) pg A6 col 1 & 2

"... Also surviving are five sisters, Gladys Doege and Velma Dixon, Burt; Kathlene Pringle, Donahue, IA; Betty Gettman, Meldon, IL and Patty Langfitt, Clarion. ..."

Obituaries: Kathleen Ruth Pringle, (Publication location: Algona, IA Publisher: Lentz Funeral Home, Publication date: viewed iv June MMXIV), Repository: The Cloud

Link: ww.lentzfuneralhome.com

"Kathleen Pringle November 20, 1929 - May 21, 2014

Obituary for Kathleen Pringle

Kathleen Pringle, age 84, of The Woodlands, Texas and formerly of Burt, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday at the Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Burial will be in the Burt Township Cemetery in Burt. Visitation will be 1:00 pm until service time on Wednesday.

Kathleen Ruth Groen was born in a farm house near Burt Iowa known as the Union Slough with no electricity. She was1 of 9 children of Harm and Kate Groen. She was active in all women's sports including basketball, softball, cheerleading.Kathleen was the only Groen child to go to college, Iowa State Teachers College 1949-1950, Cedar Falls, Iowa, she taught for a couple of years in a one room school house. She met love of her life Gary Dorman Pringle at the Burt cafe whilehe was working the railroad, they were married at the Methodist Church in Burt on April 20 1954, and went onto to Army Military life at Fort Benjamin Harrison where first born Michael Gary Pringle was born. Kathleen was the supervisor of Accounting for the military business office there. A few months later discharged from the army, the family of 3 moved onto Iowa City, University of Iowa for pharmacy school living in a Quonset hut on campus. On their 2nd anniversary, and 14 months later, daughter Debra Kae was born at the University hospital. The family of four moved onto Ottumwa Iowa then onto Creston, Council Bluffs, Springfield Illinois, Davenport and then 27 years at Donahue Iowa. During Mike and Debra's teen years, Kathleen completed her bachelor's degree and master's degree coursework at Mary Crest College, Davenport Iowa. She taught school for 5 years, and substitute taught for several years after that. Kathleen's focus inthese early years was raising the two children, completing her college work, helping with the various moves, and all accomplishing without a second car in the family until 1970! Learning the city's bus routes became part of the familyeducation. The family often travelled to national parks in the summer including Yellow Stone, Estes Park Rocky Mount National, Mt. Rushmore, many with the Dixon family. And uncle in Montana on a large Indian reservation was a frequentdestination in our tent. Kathleen enjoyed teaching 4th, 5th, 6th grade math to students. After 5 years a freak accident in the classroom and bump at the chalk board took her knee out of commission and ultimate departure from the teaching field. One of her favorite hobbies early and later years was crossword puzzles.

For the next 27 years, love of acreage from their respective families brought them to Donahue Iowa with 1 ½ acres, vegetable garden, fruit trees, wild strawberries and flowers galore. Many of the family visited over the years. Debramarried in1978 and Michael married in 1980. Many remember Kathleen's favorite pet Tinker Toy, a Pekinese who loved her, but not many others. Several have teeth marks to remember her favorite pet. Two elk hounds were part of the family fora while, and 3 dogs of varying sizes was an interesting life! Kathleen did a little bit of substitute teaching. Gary worked in pharmacy sales for Eli Lilly and eventually Hy-Vee pharmacy. Three grandsons were born during these yearsbeginning with Anthony Michael Pringle, now 30, Nicholas Ryan Wymore, will be 30 in August, and Alexander Ryan Wymore, 23. And her family expanded to include Mina Wymore on May 10th, 2014 married to Nicholas and they were all present forMother's day May 11th, 2014. Enjoying the events of the grandsons, attending their plays, performances in school or watching their sports interests were a focus for Kathleen. A few great trips over the years including Hawaii with John,Elda Groen and Velma Dixon, and Alaska with Velma and Lee Dixon were highlights. Her love for crossword puzzles continued. And a new interest with the advent of casino gambling in the Quad Cities and Tama Iowa, she was especially goodwith Quick Hits. Kathleen loved to watch all sports on television including baseball, attending a Cubs game was a highlight, Chicago played the Astros in 1985 in Houston.

When celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas with Debra they began discussing a move to The Woodlands Texas. And 4 months later they had their Donahue house sold and a new residence in The Woodlands just 3 miles from Debraand Dennis, back in 2004. Grandsons and their interests continued to be her top focus. Her grandson Alex kicking a football for Hardin Simons College in Abilene Texas was a key trip for her in 2009. Kathleen's battle with breast cancerbegan 6 years ago. She gave the disease a strong battle, often with few symptoms but later years more evidence and in March of this year with slurring speech the doctors performed an MRI finding a massive malignant tumor the size of a tangerine at the back of her brain neurosurgeon and team successfully removed. With two months, Kathleen tried hard to regain some strength and begin rehabilitation, but medical complications and ultimately the heart that gave out, shepassed away on Wednesday May 21st.

Left to cherish Kathleen's memory is her husband of 60 years, Gary; a son, Michael Pringle of Davenport; a daughter, Debra (Dennis) Wymore of The Woodlands, TX; three grandsons, Anthony Pringle, Nicholas (Mina) Wymore and Alex Wymore; asister, Gladys Doege of Ankeny; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Richard, Arthur and John Groen; and four sisters, Lavina Devine, Betty Gettman; Velma Dixon and Patricia Langfitt.

Memorials may be made in Kathleen's name to The Woodlands GREEN scholarship program, PO Box 9934, The Woodlands, TX 77387 or Interfaith of the Woodlands, 4242 Interfaithway, The Woodlands, TX 77381."

cf.: Obituaries, Algona [IA] Upper Des Moines, Vol. 150, # 22, 29 May 2014, Pg A6, Cols. 1 & 2.

The Woodlands is a Census Defined Place (CDP),
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