Christine Muriel "Tina" (Jespersen) Grodt
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J Douglas - June 26, 1976
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The Daily Sentinel page 5B Death Notice - April 21, 2018
Christine Muriel Grodt, 67, Grand Junction, died April 19, 2018. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Redlands United Methodist Church. She was a musician and teacher. Survivors include her husband, J. Douglas; one son, Paul Donald of Jessup, Maryland; one daughter, Carolyn Marie Lunking of Columbia, Maryland; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506; or to the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Okalahoma 73123.
The Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - April 22, 2018
Christine Murel Grodt January 27, 1951 - April 19, 2018
Christine "Tina" Muriel Grodt passed away April 19, 2018, at HopeWest Hospice and Palliative Care in Grand Junction, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 67 years old. Christine was born January 27, 1951, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Donald L. Jespersen and his wife, Bettie (Hinton) Jespersen. Though her parents were from Rockwell City, Iowa, they moved frequently around Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and New Jersey while she was growing up. In 1966, Christine’s father passed away, and her family relocated to West Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated from Valley High School in 1969. Christine was an accomplished musician; she had a trained operatic voice and she played piano, organ, and violin. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Iowa in 1973 and taught music in Iowa and Maryland schools. She served as a church organist and was a substitute teacher in Maryland and District 51. She had a passion for hand quilting and needlework. On June 26, 1976, she married her longtime friend, J. Douglas Grodt, and moved to Maryland with him, where he worked as an electronic engineer for the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Two children were born to their union, Carolyn M. and Paul D. Grodt. After living in Maryland for 31 years, the couple retired to Grand Junction in 2007. They traveled extensively over the past 17 years, enjoying the culture, art, architecture, and music of many countries. Christine was a member of the Redland’s United Methodist Church, and was active in the Daughter’s of the American Revolution, and P.E.O. A viewing service for Christine will be held at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, with interment at Crown Point Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held at Redland’s United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. Christine was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sister, Connie Schoeneman (John) of Greenbriar, AR; her husband, Douglas; children, Carolyn M. Lunking (David) and Paul D. Grodt, both of Columbia, MD, and grandsons, Simon P. and Henry D. Lunking.
The Daily Sentinel page 5B Obituary - April 24, 2018
Christine Muriel Grodt January 27, 1951 - April 19, 2018
Christine "Tina" Muriel Grodt passed away April 19, 2018, at HopeWest Hospice and Palliative Care in Grand Junction, after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 67 years old. Christine was born January 27, 1951, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Donald L. Jespersen and his wife, Bettie (Hinton) Jespersen. Though her parents were from Rockwell City, Iowa, they moved frequently around Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and New Jersey while she was growing up. In 1966, Christine’s father passed away, and her family relocated to West Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated from Valley High School in 1969. Christine was an accomplished musician; she had a trained operatic voice and she played piano, organ, and violin. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Iowa in 1973 and taught music in Iowa and Maryland schools. She served as a church organist and was a substitute teacher in Maryland and District 51. She had a passion for hand quilting and needlework. On June 26, 1976, she married her longtime friend, J. Douglas Grodt, and moved to Maryland with him, where he worked as an electronic engineer for the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Two children were born to their union, Carolyn M. and Paul D. Grodt. After living in Maryland for 31 years, the couple retired to Grand Junction in 2007. They traveled extensively over the past 17 years, enjoying the culture, art, architecture, and music of many countries. Christine was a member of the Redland’s United Methodist Church, and was active in the Daughter’s of the American Revolution, and P.E.O. A viewing service for Christine will be held at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, with interment at Crown Point Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held at Redland’s United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. Christine was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sister, Connie Schoeneman (John) of Greenbriar, AR; her husband, Douglas; children, Carolyn M. Lunking (David) and Paul D. Grodt, both of Columbia, MD, and grandsons, Simon P. and Henry D. Lunking.
