Anchor – Grace Elaine Grosse, 86, of Anchor and Colfax, passed away with her husband and children by her side at 12:00pm, December 15, 2016, at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am, Monday, December 19, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colfax. Fr. Carl LoPresti and Pastor Jane Roeschley will be officiating.

Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax.

Visitation will be held from 1-4:00pm, Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, with a rosary recited at 4:00pm.

Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community-Activity Fund, or Alzheimer's Association.

Elaine was born April 18, 1930, in Chicago the daughter of Earl and Velma Butler Shoemaker.

She married Eugene Robert Grosse on December 26, 1949, in Colfax. He survives.

Also surviving are her children, Joseph (Beth) Grosse of Bloomington, Gayle (Michael) O'Shea of Normal, Cathy (Brian) Hereford of Colfax, Debbie (Ken Wenger) Getty of Sibley, Paula (Steve) Sandage of Arrowsmith, Janell (Mike) Dill of Normal, and Lisa (Jeff) Winterland of Colfax; 25 Grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Ronald (Ella Mae) Shoemaker of Colfax and Gary (Lisa) Shoemaker of Morton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Duayne Grosse, and two brothers, Dale and Richard Shoemaker.

Elaine was a hairdresser for 35 years.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colfax and their Alter and Rosary Society. Elaine was also a member of the Colfax American Legion Auxiliary.

Elaine and her husband Gene enjoyed dancing and playing cards.

Elaine was a mother who loved deeply and was deeply loved.