Edith Elizabeth (Pace) Groleau

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Edith Elizabeth (Pace) Groleau, 89, Rochester, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester, Indiana.

Born September 15, 1933, Lancing, Tennessee, she was the daughter of William Alec and Anna Mae (Norris) Pace.  She was married on March 13, 1976, in Mexico, Indiana, to Donald J. “Don” Groleau, and he preceded her in death on July 13, 2012.

Edith graduated from Sunbright High School in Sunbright, Tennessee.  She attended beauty college in Columbus, Georgia, and owned/operated her own shop, Edie’s Style Shop in Rochester, Indiana, on 8th Street.  She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rochester, Indiana, where she served as an usher and led CCD classes.  She enjoyed playing Bingo, golfing, bowling, traveling, and going to the casino.  She was an excellent cook and loved preparing meals for her family to enjoy.  She was once a contestant on the Hoosier Millionaire Show and also had won a Dale Earnhardt edition Monte Carlo.

Survivors include her two sons, Gary (Linda) Flook, Peru; and Robbie (Kathy) Flook, Rochester; seven daughters, Mitzi (Andy) Anderson, Rochester; Karen (Donald) Huffman, Indianapolis; Valerie Tolley, Rochester; Debbie (Heshy) Bock, Rochester; Tammy (Joe) Newlin, Silver Lake; Suzie (Bret) Simonson, Nixa, MO: and Donna (Tom) Waite, Mesa, AZ; grandchildren, William “W. P.” (Chris) Wolfe, Cambridge City; Toni (Jeff) Hoover, Peru; Jeffrey Wolfe, Indianapolis; Samantha Tolley-Musall (Josh), Denver; Brian Flook (Kelli Headley), South Bend; Stephen (Katie) Howell, Cicero; Jeremy (Penny) Flook, Fulton; Jichaela Flook (Jared Lee), Rochester; Jacob Flook (Samantha Jolley), Fulton; Lacy Barnes, Rochester; Will Anderson, (Tabitha Muniz) Kendallville; Justin Anderson, Rochester; Derrick (Amy) Vance, Rochester; Courtney (Matt) Williams, Naperville, IL; Allie (Nick) Wright, Nixa, MO; Kirk (Anna May) Simonson, Springfield, MO; Jessica (David) Creekmore, Silver Lake; numerous great and great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Carol Ann Patton and Wanda Beasley, both of Lancing, TN.

She was preceded in death by her parents and step-father who raised her, Morton Carroll; husband; one brother, Harold Pace; and two sisters, Pearl Lavender, and Della Mae Barnett.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at McClain Funeral Home, with Fr. Daniel Shine officiating.  Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Indiana.

Visitation will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home.
McClain Funeral Home, Denver, Indiana, has been entrusted with arrangements.  Condolences may be sent online at www.mcclainfh.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rochester.