Donald Fred Grollimund

Donald Fred Grollimund, 99, of Anderson, passed away on January 28, 2023. He was born on February 25, 1923, in Rockaway, New Jersey, to Fred and Carrie Grollimund. Don graduated from Rockaway High School, Wheaton College with B.A. and M.A. degrees, and attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Forth Worth, TX. He served as a pastor of Baptist churches in Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana. Don also taught Bible Doctrine classes in the evening Bible institutes for lay workers in Princeton, IN and Portsmouth, OH, and was a manager of Baptist youth camps in Texas and Ohio. After retiring to Anderson in 1986, he continued preaching as pulpit supply and interim pastor whenever needed, including Tabor Church in Muncie. He was a member of Prairie Baptist Church in Noblesville where he had taught an adult Sunday School Class and sang in the choir. He was a volunteer tax preparer in the Alberta Bowman V.I.T.A. tax center and sang in the Anderson Symphonic Choir. Don is survived by his loving children, Donald (Joyce) Grollimund of Anderson, David (Cathy) Grollimund of Pendleton, and Carolyn (Don) Erickson of Veradale, WA; six grandchildren, Cyndi Leigh Erickson, Sarah Grollimund, Julie (Ben) Wiley, Laura (Andy) Bowell, Daniel (Molly) Grollimund, and Stephen (Lauren) Grollimund; great-grandchildren, William, Grace, Evelyn, Margaret, Marta, and Madeleine Bowell, Sawyer, Jovie, and Stevie Grollimund, and Cullen, Declan, and Elijah Wiley. Also, surviving are his special friends and neighbors, Bernie and Connie McKinney and Dennis and Terry Banks. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife of 57 years, Grace F. Grollimund. The family would like to give a special thank you to the entire staff of Bethany Pointe Health Campus for all their love and care of Don. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, at Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson, IN 46013. Services will follow visitation at the funeral home with Pastor Alan Muxlow officiating. Burial will take place in Grovelawn Cemetery, Pendleton, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Prairie Baptist Church, 14790 E 206th St, Noblesville, IN 46060. www.loosecares.com.

Donald Fred Grollimund

February 25, 1923 - January 28, 2023