Royden Allen Groe, Eloy, Ariz., formerly of the Lake Mills, Iowa, area, died Thursday, July 21, 2005.

A graveside memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, at

Sion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lake Mills, with the Rev. Kevin Mackey officiating.

Royden Allen Groe was born April 2, 1943, in rural Worth County to Norris and Ruth (Hove) Groe. He graduated from Lake Mills Community High School in 1961. Royden was united in marriage to Janice Nelson on Feb. 14, 1962. The couple had three daughters: Shelley Anderson of Kansas City, Mo., Valerie (Mrs. Dan) Johnson, and Pauline Groe of New Hampton, Iowa. On Oct. 31, 1975, Royden was united in marriage with Zona Lee. They had one daughter, Nichole (and her significant other, Derek Simmons) Groe. Royden and Zona had resided in Arizona for the past nine years.

Royden is survived by his wife, Zona; four daughters: Shelley, Valerie, Pauline, and Nichole; 10 grandchildren: Sarah, Seth and Sadie Anderson, Tamara and Kyle Johnson, Cassie and Joseph Bourne, and Ben, Drew and Emma Simmons; two great-grandchildren: Elizabeth and Isaac Anderson; a brother, David Groe and his wife Lory of Lake Mills; four sisters: Vivian Meehlhause of Clear Lake, Iowa, Jeorgene Huso and her husband Steven of Sioux Falls, S.D., Kathy Hanson and her husband Dennis of Lake Mills, and Denise Kober and her husband Kurt of Flower Mound, Texas; a brother-in-law, Dennis Chesney and his wife Judy of Mason City, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Steven, Marvin and Norris Jr.; a sister, Frances Chesney; and one brother-in-law, Gary Meehlhause.