Wanda Groce

Wanda L. Groce, 64, of Galesburg, formerly of Keithsburg, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Galesburg Terrace. There are no services. Burial is at Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Keithsburg First Christian Church. She was born July 29, 1946, in Keithsburg, the daughter of John and Bessie Landrith Kelsey. She married Gene Blake on May 10, 1964, in Lomax, Ill. She married Larry Groce on Dec. 25, 1973, in Fort Meyers, Fla. She was a homemaker. Wanda enjoyed country music, dancing and playing bingo. Survivors include her daughters, Candy, Nora and Amanda; son, Pete; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and cousin, Wilbur Horton. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister.