Cathy May Gronewold
September 11, 1950 - May 25, 2020
Catherine (Cathy) May Gronewold of Torrington, WY passed away at the age of 69 on May 25th, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cathy was born in Carmel, CA on September 11, 1950 to John and Nancy Miller. After graduating from Monterey Peninsula College, with an Associate degree in Art, she met Rex Gronewold while he was stationed at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. They fell in love and were married on December 21st 1971. While stationed in Germany for two years, they had their daughter, Sherilyn May(Gronewold) Bouwens. They then moved to Rex’s home state of Wyoming and settled in Torrington where they had their second daughter Kristina Joy (Gronewold) Honda. Cathy worked at Valley Christian School and Bethel Baptist church for many years. She then worked as secretary for New Hope Counseling until she retired. She was a dedicated member of the church and enjoyed painting, cake decorating, and jewelry making in her free time. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Nancy Miller. Survived by her devoted husband Rex Gronewold; her two sisters Francie /Jim Ward and Joy /Jim Etro; her two daughters Sherilyn / Rik Bouwens, Kristina / Jeff Honda; four grandsons, Tyler and Caleb Bouwens and Akira and Kainoa Honda, a step grandson, Sam /Christina Bouwens and a step great granddaughter, Olivia Bouwens. In Lieu of flowers, please donate to either Bethel Baptist Church of Torrington or The Alzheimer's Association.
Catherine (Cathy) May Gronewold of Torrington, WY passed away at the age of 69 on May 25th, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cathy was born in Carmel, CA on September 11, 1950 to John and Nancy Miller. After... View Obituary & Service Information