Janet E. Grooms, nee Nelson, age 73. 50 year resident of Bensenville. Cherished wife of Kenneth H. for 54 years; loving mom to Ken (Chris) Grooms of Lake Zurich, Lynn DeAnda of Vernon Hills, Terri (Michael) Cwiok of Itasca; devoted grandmother of Rachel, Matt, Steven, Kristen, Michael, and Jonathan; proud great-grandmother of Daniel and Bradley; dear sister of Rudolph (La Verne) Nelson. She will be missed by all of her bingo friends. Visitation Friday 3 to 9 p.m. at Grove Memorial Chapel, 1199 S. Arlington Hts. Rd., Elk Grove Village. Lying in state Saturday 9 a.m. until time of Funeral service, 10 a.m. at the Lutheran Chruch of St. Luke’s, 410 Rush St., Itasca. Entombment at Mt. Emblum Mausoleum. Donations may be made to Vitas Hospice. Info 847-640-0566
