John A. Grobe, age 81, Army Air Corps Pilot during WWII, former employee of The New York Times, beloved husband of Ethel M., nee Casey; loving father of Regina (John) Cahill, Richard (Peggy) Grobe, Loanne, Mark (Lilly) and Marianne Grobe; proud grandfather of Michael, Patrick, Connor and Danny Cahill, Becca, Catherine, Richie, John, Patrick, Charlie and Murphy Grobe and Jacquelyn, Matthew and Armarilis Grobe; dear brother of June and Margaret Grobe. Visitation Monday, 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. until time of funeral 9:30 a.m., at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road (1/2 mile north of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Skokie, IL, or Ronald McDonald House at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL. For funeral information, please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhomes.com
