Obituary of Ronald L. Grove

Mr. Ronald L. Grove, Sr., 61, of 109 Geale St. Titusville, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at UPMC in Seneca. Ron was born on October 17, 1948 at Meadville, PA, a son of the late Charles and Mildred Setzer Hargenrader. He was married to Mary Heistermann on August 21, 1971 in Titusville. Ron was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy in Titusville, class of 1966. He had been employed for 20 years at the former Cytemp Specialty Steel Corp. Ron enjoyed the outdoors including hunting, fly fishing and even some taxidermy work. He was a member of the Titusville Sportsmans Club and of the Colonel Drake Archery Club. He enjoyed restoring guns, building fly rods and tying flies. He also restored antique cast iron skillets. Ron also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and family. Ron is survived by his wife of Titusville; three children, Scott Grove and his wife Denna, Ronald L. Grove, Jr. and his wife Holli, and Kelli Coulter and her husband Gary, all of Titusville; 10 grandchildren; one great granddaughter; two brothers, Blaine Grove and his wife Barb of Gardiners, PA and Pastor Charles J. Hargenrader and his wife Gloria of Muncy, PA; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Winton Grove, Roger Grove and Charles O. Hargenrader; and two sisters, Mary Bowser and Edith Mae Madden. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Saturday at the funeral home with Ron’s brother, Pastor Charles J. Hargenrader, officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Mary Grove at 109 Geale St. Titusville, PA 16354.