Lena Grant
January 14, 1938 - July 12, 2019
Lena Allene Grant, 81, died Friday
(July 12, 2019) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
She was born on January 14, 1938 in
Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of William and Harmiena Nuyen
VanHaaften. She attended schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. Lena
married Bobby Dee Grant on June 29, 1958 in El Dorado, Kansas, they
had recently celebrating 61 years of marriage.
Shortly after being married they moved
to Newton. Lena worked at Moore’s IGA Store for several years.
Until she retired, she worked at the Prime Time Convenience Store.
She was an avid bingo player, she enjoyed going to the 101 in Wichita
and both the American Legion and V.F.W. in Newton.
Lena was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Newton and the Newton Eagles Lodge #2516 for nearly 40
years.
Survivors include her husband Bobby of
the home; daughter Karen Rothe and husband Clay of Hutchinson, Ks.;
grandchildren Trenton Jacobs and wife Amy of Kansas City, Ks. and
Rachael Allmon and husband Drew of College Station, Tx.,; two great
granddaughters Sawyer and Elliott Jacobs; two sisters Anna Armstrong
and Judy Reed both of Battle Creek, Michigan; and son-in-law Michael
Jacobs.
Lena is preceded in death by her parent
and brother Charles VanHaaften.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00
A.M., Friday (July 19, 2019) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
Private family inurnment will take place at the Greenwood Cemetery in
Newton.
A memorial has been established with
the Newton Meals on Wheels and the American Red Cross. Contributions
may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway,
Newton, Ks. 67114.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
