Lillian Groezinger

Lillian M. Groezinger, age 99, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Monday, September 21, 2015, at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Derinda. A memorial fund has been established in Lillian’s memory.
Lillian was born July 8, 1916, at home in Pleasant Valley Township, rural Elizabeth, the daughter of Benjamin and Margareta (Randecker) Albrecht. She attended Keller School in Massbach, Illinois. On September 10, 1940, she married Ralph Groezinger in Massbach. Ralph died on November 7, 2008.
Lillian and her husband farmed in the Derinda Township area for many years. They moved to Elizabeth in 1979 and continued farming until retirement in 2001. Lillian was a member of the Ladies group at Trinity Lutheran Church and enjoyed helping with their many activities. Her children and grandchildren were the greatest joys in her life and she always loved their company. Lillian was a wonderful example of a patient, loving, God-fearing wife, mother, and grandmother to many.
Lillian will be dearly missed by her children, Mae Ann (Bill) Hatfield of Elizabeth, Allen (Pauline) Groezinger of Freeport, Illinois, Richard (Monica) Groezinger of Elizabeth, and Joyce (Keith) Morhardt of Elizabeth; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-six great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Endress and Vera Haas, and a brother, Benjamin (Donna) Albrecht. She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Ralph; one infant son, Daniel; a daughter in-law, Norma; a brother, Henry Albrecht; and her parents, Benjamin and Margareta.