Obituary for Amelia “Millie” Groves Amelia “Millie” Groves, 103 of Louisville, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018. She was the third child of eleven children, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on August 28, 1914 to the late Rose and Henry Kaelin, Sr She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Groves Sr., her parents, five brothers, Fred, Carl, Louis, Albert, Martin and two sisters, France Garrity and Barbara Ann Kaelin.
She was also preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Gay Hammond Groves, son-in-law, Michael Schaffer, M.D. and a granddaughter, Gwynne Groves. She is survived by her children, Ernie Groves and Kathy Schaffer Palk (Roy); her grandchildren, Gabriella Mendoza, Lyndi Barnhill (Kevin), and Jason Schaffer (Tina). Great-grandchildren who survive her are Julia Mendoza, Aaron Moyers, Alyssa Barnhill, Jason Barnhill, Alex Barnhill, and Tatum and Ashlyn Schaffer.
She is also survived by one great great-grandson, Avery Cooper and siblings Henry Kaelin, Jr., Joe Kaelin, and Carolyn Nolan. Millie, a very devout catholic, was a life-long member of Holy Trinity Church. She attended Ursuline High School for a period of time, and in 1968 proudly earned her GED at age fifty-four.
As a teen-ager, she worked at Plehn’s Bakery in St. Matthews and then at the Brown Hotel in Louisville where she met her future husband, Ernie Groves. She was later employed at Artmaster when she was in her early forties and retired from there in her early seventies. At age ninety, she was asked what three things were the most important in her life.
Without hesitating, she replied “My faith, my family and my friends”. The family of Millie wishes to extend a special “thank you” to the Charity Court staff at Nazareth Home for their loving care and devotion to Millie, a job done extremely well. Her Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 501 Cherrywood Road with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.
Visitation will be 2 to 8p.m. on Monday at Ratterman Funeral Home, 3711 Lexington Road “in St. Matthews”. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the WHAS Crusade for Children, 502 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Amelia “Millie” Groves please visit our Sympathy Store.
Cemetery Details Reathaven Memorial Park 4400 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, KY, , Previous Events Visitation , JUL 16. 02:00 PM – 08:00 PM Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home St Matthews 3711 Lexington Rd.
Louisville, KY, US, 40207 admin@rattermans.com rattermanbrothers.com Funeral Mass , JUL 17. 10:00 AM Holy Trinity Catholic Church 501 Cherrywood Road Louisville, KY, US, 40207 first initial last name @htparish.org www.
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