July 14, 1928 - Dec. 15, 2005
BENSON -- Delphine Rose "Dolly" Groh, 77, of Lake Oswego, Ore., formerly of Benson, died Dec. 15 in Lake Oswego.
There will be a memorial service in Benson at a later date.
She was born July 14, 1928, to Christian and Annie (Hilleren) Larson. She graduated from Benson High School in 1946 and the University of Minnesota in 1950, with a degree in medical technology.
She married Lawrence Groh in 1954. They lived in Vashon Island, Burton Wash., for several years. They were medical missionaries in New Guinea in 1967. They lived in German, Italy, Belgium, and Alabama during Lawrence's military service.
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She volunteered at a clinic and was an member and leader of her senior citizen center.
She is survived by four children: Brandt Groh, Holly Bell, Julie Mathews, Scott Groh; 13 grandchildren; and her siblings: Harriet Miller of Mound, Anne Miller of St. Cloud, Roy Larson of Rochester, and Lawrence Larson of Benson.
