Dorothy A. Gromeaux

Dorothy Alice (Murphy) Gromeaux , 93 years old, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2017 at Adams Heritage in Monroeville.

She was born on March 29, 1924 in Mercer, Ohio, the daughter of Martin and Alice (Hendricks) Murphy of New Corydon, Indiana.   She married Carl A. Gromeaux on September 22, 1945 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church near Geneva and raised her family in Monroeville until moving to a rural area south of Fort Wayne in 1969. In 1995, Carl and Dorothy moved to Decatur where they lived to celebrate together their 67 years of marriage.   She enjoyed her last few years of life with the residents and staff at Adams – Heritage Nursing Home in Monroeville.

Dorothy was a long-standing member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville.   She retired from Royalace Paper Factory in Fort Wayne, in 1971. Her favorite leisure activity was sewing - making clothes for family and she particularly enjoyed making elaborate Barbie and baby doll outfits.   Dorothy made sure that the little girls in her life always had well-dressed dolls.

Dorothy is survived by her sister, Patricia (Ron) Tricarico of Beavercreek Ohio; her two daughters Sheila Harrington of Hoagland and Andrea (Dale) Gromeaux-Schnaith of Indianapolis; several very special nieces and nephews; three grandchildren: Ryann Harrington of Fort Wayne, Tarah (Jeremy) Altevogt of Surprise, Arizona, and Brett (Kim) Harrington of Auburn; and eight great-grandchildren, Gabriel , Grace, and Charlotte Harrington, Blake and Aiden Altevogt, and Hannah, Whitney and Paislee Mae Harrington.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter; her two sisters: Virginia Homan of St. Anthony, Ohio and Mildred Minnich of Port Huron , Michigan; and her son-in-law, Jim Harrington in 2016.

A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville followed by a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Rose Catholic Church with Father Lourdino Fernandes officiating. Burial will follow the Mass in the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery in Monroeville.

Friends and family will be received from 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2017 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville. The Holy Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Friday , also at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the Family Life Care, Berne, Indiana in care of the funeral home.