Obituary - Traverse City Record-Eagle, Saturday, January 24, 1998; East Jordan Journal, January 28, 1998; and Petoskey News-Review, January 23, 1998.
Bertha Adelia L. Groesser, 96, of East Jordan, died Thursday at Grandvue Medical Care Facility. Bertha grew up in Central Lake and attended school at Munson Hospital, graduating as a registered nurse. She worked at the hospital for many years and following her retirement, worked at Grandvue Medical Care Facility for another 10 years.
Bertha was a member of the Retired Nurses Association, Temperance League, Grandview Auxillary, the East Jordan Missionary Church, and joined the Evangelical Lutheran ladies for quilting and Bible study. She enjoyed family reunions,helping others, fishing, canning, knitting, tatting, sewing, baking, visiting and personal devotions.
Bertha was born July 30, 1901, at Snowflake in Antrim County, the daughter of Lewis and Zina (Broderick) Lambert. On Dec, 5, 1925, she married Perry Groesser in Central Lake. They lived on the Groesser homestead in Leelanau County for many years; all of their children were born there. They moved to East Jordan in 1957. Mr. Groesser died in 1983.
Surviving are her children, Lester "lee" (Wanda) Groesser, Bethel (Clifford) Bye nad Loren (Betty) Groesser; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Alyce Cunningham of Traverse City and Daisey Wilson of Bellaire.
Preceding Bertha in death were a son, Gale Groesser, and her siblings, Rebecca Spencer, Lillian Genter, Vern Lambert, Verd Lambert, and "Jack" Lambert, and a great-granddaughter, Kristen Elaine Glander.
Funeral services will be today at 2 p. m. at the East Jordan Missionary Church with Rev. Peter Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Bingham Township, Leelanau County [MI]. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth.1083