William Grovijahn

Obituary of William J. Grovijahn

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GROVIJAHN WILLIAM

         William (Bill) was born on June 18, 1935 to George and Mary (Marbach) Grovijahn. He was one of five children.  Bill grew up and lived in the Yankton area, where he attended and graduated high school. In 1958 he was married to Dee Gross for 23 years and from this union, they had 3 children.

Bill was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. His strong faith carried him through difficult times. Most of all he loved being with his family. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing and having coffee with his friends. He often sometimes enjoyed taking a road trip and gambling! He began his career for the Yankton Local Post office where he served 29 years as a mail carrier and in customer service. On July 20th, 1982 Bill married his soul mate, Donna Rae Stahly and became a stepfather to 3 daughters.

Bill is survived by his wife, Donna Grovijahn of Yankton, SD; 5 children:  Patty Grovijahn of Yankton, SD, Kathy (Kevin) Fiedler of Springfield, Kim (Glen) Zupfer of Yankton, SD, Stephanie (David) Highland of Yankton, SD and Michelle Stahly of Yankton, SD; 15 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Grovijahn; sister, Lucy Grovijahn; brother, George Grovijahn and son, Tom Grovijahn.

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Thursday
18
May

Visitation

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory
601 West 21st Street
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
6056659679
Also one hour prior to the service at the church.
Thursday
18
May

Scripture service

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory
601 West 21st Street
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
6056659679
Friday
19
May

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 am - 11:30 am
Friday, May 19, 2017
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
509 Capital Street
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
605-665-4585
Friday
19
May

Interment

11:30 am - 11:45 am
Friday, May 19, 2017
Sacred Heart Cemetery
North Douglas
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
6056653502
Military Graveside Rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post #791.
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1935 - 2017

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