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Richard H "Dick" Gross
Birth: Sep. 24, 1919
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio, USA
Death: Jul. 25, 2005
Wooster
Wayne County
Ohio, USA
Richard H. "Dick" Gross of Wooster, passed away Monday, July 25, 2005, at his home.
He will be interred at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman. A memorial service will be held at a later date at First Presbyterian Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Goodwill Industries, 524 Palmer St., Wooster; First Presbyterian Church, 621 College Ave., Wooster; or Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
Dick was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Cleveland to Frederick and Hulda (Tom) Gross and was a graduate of James Ford Rhodes High School. He attended Cleveland College.
He had served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe and in the Army of Occupation in Japan.
Following the war, he resumed working for Thompson Products (later TRW) in Cleveland and in 1947, married Margaret Geissman. In 1960, the family moved to Wooster, where Dick was purchasing agent for the Wooster Brush Co. for 24 years.
He was past president of the Wooster Noon Lions and he and Harry Milhuff planned and escorted fellow Lions to 12 international conventions in the United States and as far away as Australia.
Dick served six years on Wooster City Council and had been on the boards of Goodwill Industries, United Way and the YMCA.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he had served on the Board of Trustees and other committees.
Dick and his wife enjoyed extensive travel and for many years he enjoyed playing golf.
In addition to his wife of 58 years, he is survived by children and grandchildren, Robert (Diana Donovan) and their children, Brian, Micah and Margaret of Burnsville, N.C., Tom (Sue Zuchak) and their children, Scott and Leah of Wooster, John (Peg Redinbaugh) of Wooster and Kathryn (Luis) Arango of St. Augustine, Fla.
His parents, a sister and a granddaughter preceded him in death.
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Spouse:
Margaret G Geissman Gross (1921 - 2005)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
Rittman
Medina County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section G3 Plot 724
Created by: Douglas King
Record added: Apr 02, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35436132
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1919 - 2005 (85 years)