Lola M. Gropp, age 96, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Sunset Nursing Home, Concordia. She was born on Oct. 7, 1923, in Ames, Kansas, to William M. and Alma L. (Smith) Trost.
She graduated from Concordia High School. She married Don V. Gropp on June 22, 1945, in Concordia and he preceded her on Feb. 20, 1994. She was a homemaker and assisted Don as a driver for the Eldorado Bus Corp. of Salina and on his semi-truck. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church (formerly E.U.B.) and attended Huscher United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son, Bill Gropp (Shirley), Concordia; daughters, Donna Strait (Renus), Tabor, S.D., Mary Faulkner (Steve), Mt. Hope and Karen Lucas, Newcastle, Wash.; brother, D.D. Trost, Orange City, Iowa; sisters, Evelyn Woolston, Boone, Iowa, Willo Harris, Whitefish, Mont. and Cynthia Ormston, Marshalltown, Iowa; grandsons, Lance Gropp, Vince Gropp, Ryan Strait, Joshua Faulkner, Trevor Gassler & Erik Gassler; 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don; her parents; a great-grandson, Kohl Gropp; brothers, Melvin, John & Keith Trost; a sister, Ruth Mulsow and son-in-law, Frank Lucas.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Concordia, with Rev. Melanie Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Nelson Center Cemetery, Huscher. Visitation will be Monday, March 9, 2020, from 1-8 p.m. at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Sunset Nursing Home in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.
