Betty Lou Grenoble

Betty Lou Grenoble, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Ron Abbott of the Mt. Carroll Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service at the Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established in Betty’s name.
Betty was born February 17, 1930 in Mt. Carroll, the daughter of Floyd and Florence (Cluck) Curboy. She was raised a farm girl and loved horses. Betty attended the Polsgrove Country School. On November 22, 1948, Betty married Stover Edmund “Ed” Grenoble in Milledgeville. Betty was a homemaker most of her life. She had also worked at the Savanna City Hospital in the 1960s and Atwoods in Mt. Carroll. Most important to Betty were her grandchildren, who affectionately called her “Grandma B”. In younger years, Betty enjoyed riding horses, fishing, squirrel hunting, mushroom hunting and gardening. She was a member of the Mt. Carroll Church of God and years ago had been baptized by Pastor Ellis in the Plum River near Pleasant Valley.
Betty will be dearly missed by her two sons, Larry Grenoble of Mt. Carroll and Brad (Kathy) Grenoble of Milledgeville; her daughter Pam (Glen) Heisler of Mt. Carroll; six grandchildren, Brad (Leah) Grenoble, Brooke and Brittany Grenoble, Gregory Heisler, Jennifer (Mike Mikesell) Heisler, Laura (fiancé Justin Knutti) Heisler; seven great grandchildren, Taylor, Jade, Maliah, Peyton, Katie, Alyson and Hannah; two nephews, John and Tim; five nieces, Patty, Marilyn, Shirley, Linda and Eileen; and her special cat, “Muffy”. Preceding Betty in death were her parents; husband; two brothers, Woodrow and Owen; a sister, Myrtle Janssen; and two nieces, Donna and Lois.