Emily Frances Groeger was welcomed into God’s Kingdom on September 10, 2022. Emily was a resident of Woodland Park and was blessed with 14 children and lived to the age of 101.
Emily was born in North Platte, Nebraska on June 24, 1921 to Swiss immigrants, Ernst and Fanny (Dubs) Schmid. When Emily was one year old, the family moved to Humphrey, Nebraska, where her parents opened a bakery. The parents, Emily and her brother Richard grew up in the living quarters above the bakery. In time, the family moved to a larger house where two sisters, Louise and Stella were born. Two younger sisters died in infancy.
Emily had a typical mid-western small-town childhood. She told many stories of a loving, safe community. As she grew older, she worked in the bakery where she waited on customers, served the lunch room guests and worked along with her dad in the bake shop. She said that it wasn’t all work. They had fun times too. They loved to roller skate- not in a rink, but on the sidewalks of town. Swimming was another thing they did whenever they could. Her best friend had a pony and cart. With a picnic basket and swimming things, they would ride down to the park and pool.
