Henry Richard Groezinger

Henry Richard Groezinger, age 54, of Elizabeth, IL, was welcomed into the presence of Jesus his Savior on July 29, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Crossroads Community Church, in Freeport, IL. Visitation will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, August 5, at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Elizabeth, as well as one hour prior to Tuesday’s service. Burial is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at Derinda Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.

Henry was born July 19, 1970 in Freeport, IL, the son of Richard and Mildred (Koester) Groezinger. He grew up on the family farm near Elizabeth, and his love for farming started at a very early age. When he was only 2 or 3 years old, he was spending many hours in the shop with his Grandpa Ralph, learning how to make repairs on almost anything.

He graduated from River Ridge High School, in Elizabeth, in 1988. On July 19, 1997, Henry married Susy Hartman, in a cow pasture in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. They raised three children, all working on the farm together.

All of his life he enjoyed learning, especially anything agricultural. In his younger years, he liked to hunt, and in recent years, a favorite pastime was riding the 4-wheeler to check crops and cattle. Henry faithfully took his family to church for many years. He enjoyed good conversations and loved talking and laughing with his family and friends.

Henry’s family will forever remember him as a good, honest, hard-working man, who always had a vision for those he loved. Henry will be dearly missed by his wife, Susy Groezinger; daughter, Lilly Groezinger; sons, H.D. Groezinger and Joey Groezinger; mother and step-father, Mildred and Jimmy Steffes; father and step-mother, Richard and Monica Groezinger; sisters, Pennie (Daryl) Groezinger, Pattie (Doug Gill) Krippendorf, and Heather (Dave Dunham) Ellinor; brothers, Sam (Krista) Groezinger and Ben (Danyel) Steffes; father-in-law, Chuck Hartman; brother-in-law, Dave (Cindy) Hartman; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and mother-in-law, Sharon Hartman.