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Barbara Grunow was born on May 20, 1948 and passed away on December 28, 2021. She attended local schools and graduated from Sheboygan South High School with the class of 1966. Barbara was united in marriage with Larry Grunow on October 29, 1966. During her working years she was employed by Sheboygan Senior Community as a kitchen aide and at Progressive Nursing Home as a laundry aide. Barbara enjoyed Disney World and more than anything she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Barbara is survived by her husband, Larry Grunow; daughter, Christine (Dean) Frankovis; grandchildren, Rebecca Grunow, Andrew Grunow, Brandon Housey and Noah Housey; sisters-in-law, Linda Grunow, Mary Grunow; brothers-in-law, Mark Grunow and William Lucas and her fur friends, Katie and Casey. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Wendy Terrell; grandchildren, Jacob Jesse Grunow and Jesse Jacob Grunow; father, Raymond Kraun; birth mother, O’Rena; mother, Rosa Lee Kraun; grandmother, Lydia Kindschuh; mother-in-law, Ione Lucas; father-in-law, William Grunow Jr.; brothers-in-law, Dwayne (Sharon) Grunow Sr. and William Grunow and nephew, D.J. Donath.
Visitation will be held on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, 1535 S. 12th St., Sheboygan, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 2:00 p.m.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice and to the doctors and staff at the Vince Lombardi Clinic for their care of Barbara.