Neva Jeanette Gross
Neva Jeanette Gross, 98, passed away at 11:23 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2015, in Grace Village Assisted Living facility, Winona Lake.
The oldest of seven children belonging to Earl and Katie Pearl (Ropp) Gross, Neva was born May 24, 1917, in the Old McDonald Hospital, Warsaw. She was the salutatorian of the 1936 graduating class of Warsaw High School.
A lifetime Warsaw resident, Neva was employed for four years each by Playtime Products and Atlas Steel and Tube. Then for 50 years she worked for Sun Metal and retired Dec. 2, 1996 as a production control clerk.
Neva was a member of First Brethren Church and the American Legion Auxiliary where she had been a past president and for 40 years served as its secretary. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross and enjoyed being a part of Kosciusko County’s Senior Citizens Center. Neva enjoyed reading and spending many enjoyable hours with her favorite books.
Family members left with memories to share of a life well lived are her four brothers and two sisters-in-law: Lawrence and Athalia Gross, Pierceton; Max Gross, Warsaw; Walter Gross, Ocean City, Calif.; Paul and Shirley Gross, Kansas City, Mo.; as well as many nieces and nephews. Two brothers: Robert Gross; and William Gross; preceded her in death.
Family and friends will gather to share memories from 10 a.m. until noon Friday, July 17 at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. As service celebrating the life of Neva Jeanette Gross will take place beginning at noon in the funeral home. First Brethren Church will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
The family has asked that gifts in memory of Neva be directed to Grace Village Assisted Living, Warsaw, or to First United Brethren Church, Warsaw.
The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege to care for the family and friends of Neva Jeanette Gross.