Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 4 Jan 2007 MITCHELL - Carolyn Jo Groskopf, 66, met her Lord and Savior the morning of Jan. 1, 2007, at her home with her family by her side. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Morrill with the Reverend Paul Cain officiating. At her request, cremation was done at Jolliffe Funeral Home Crematory in Scottsbluff. Memorials have been established to Trinity Lutheran Church, the Morrill Public Library, and Prairie Haven Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to jonesmor@charterinternet.com. Jones Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. Carolyn was born Aug. 17, 1940, in Fremont, Neb. to John and Theil (Seebeck) Legband. Her family moved to Morrill in 1941 where she attended school, graduating from Morrill High School in 1958. That same year, Carolyn was crowned Miss Scottsbluff and was also 2nd runner-up in the Miss Nebraska Pageant. She married Melvin Groskopf in 1959 and was blessed with four children. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was very active in her church, a past member of the Morrill Library Board, and worked in the family business. Carolyn's kitchen was a gathering place for friends and family. It was a warm place where everyone was welcome, be it for a cup of coffee and dessert or a gourmet meal. Carolyn was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's) in June of 2003 and fought a courageous battle against this disease. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her but the family takes comfort with the thought of her being in a better place. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Melvin Groskopf; daughters, Michelle (Larry) Rice of Scottsbluff and Nicole (Brett) Jackson of Wilton, Iowa; sons, Matt Groskopf of Morrill and Mike Groskopf of Gering; dear friend and daughter-in-law, Dora Olivares of Gering; grandchildren, Christian Groskopf, Lance Rice, Brady and Nathan Jackson; step-granddaughter, Janelle Bahr; sisters, Kristen (Leo) Moore of Cheyenne, Wyo., Janelle (Mark) Williams of Ft. Collins, Colo.; numerous nieces and nephews and dedicated caregiver, Brenda Strauch. Preceding her in death were her parents, sister, Bonnie (Flock) Schmer, and infant brother Johnny Legband.