Dorothy Genevieve Gronvold

Dorothy Genevieve

Gronvold passed away

Wednesday, March 18,

2020 in St. James Health-

care in Butte, Montana.

She was born Thursday,

November 15, 1928 in

Barton, North Dakota, one

of eleven children to Ole

and Marie Fosness.

Dorothy attended schools

in Barton and it was there

on November 8, 1947

where she married Ran-

dolph D. “Randy” Gron-

vold. Together they set-

tled in Butte in 1953 and

she worked as a licensed

practical nurse at Warm

Spring State Hospital for

31 years.

Dorothy was a longtime

and active member of

Gold Hill Lutheran

Church. She was a

member of The Daughters

of Norway, 55 plus and

the funeral luncheon

committee at the church

and the Retired Nurses of

Warm Springs where she

was collector of the Top

Secret Dues for the Super

Bowl Board. She loved to

bake and can, especially

pickles.

It seemed like she was

always on the run and

ready to go at a moments

notice. She loved to play

the Brilliant Bet machines

at her favorite casinos.

She loved family reunions

and attended the Fosness

Family Reunion in Barton,

ND in July of 2019.

She was preceded in

death by her husband

Randy Gronvold, grand-

son, Cory Gronvold and

nine brothers and sisters.

She is survived by her

sons and daughter-in-law,

Wayne and Janette Gron-

vold and Douglas Gron-

vold of Butte, daughter

and son-in-law, LeAnne

and Pete Steilman of

Butte, grandchildren: Pete

and Eileen Steilman of

Butte, Lance and Nichole

Steilman of Elko, Nevada,

Bonnie and Jason Smith

of Toppenish, Washing-

ton, Sarah and Dominique

Jacques of Las Vegas,

Nevada and John and Sara

Gilmore of Butte. Also

surviving are ten

great-grandchildren, her

brother, Einar Fosness of

Hobart, Washington,

numerous nieces and

nephews and extended

family in North Dakota as

well as countless friends.

With respect to the CO-

VID-19 pandemic, her

family has decided to wait

until they can be sur-

rounded by all their fami-

ly and friends to celebrate

her amazing life. Her ser-

vices will be conducted in

Gold Hill Lutheran

Church and interment

will be in Sunset Memori-al Park and the date and

time will be announced

as soon as safely possible.

Memorials may be made

to the Barton Cemetery

Fund or the Barton Luth-

eran Church, C/O Sheila

Harper, 309 2nd St. SE,

Rugby, ND 58368 or to

Gold Hill Lutheran

Church, 934 Placer St.,

Butte, MT 59701. (You

can specify either the lun-

cheon committee or the

roofing committee.)

Cards can be mailed to

Wayne Gronvold, 2215

Massachusetts, Butte, MT

59701. Express con-

dolences at

www.wayrynen-richards.

com.