Elsie M. Cochran Groseclose, 95, of Oxford, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Jenners Pond, West Grove, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, G. Ferman Groseclose with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Oxford, PA on March 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Cochran and Essie Sumner Cochran. A graduate of Oxford Area High School, Elsie held multiple retail jobs and worked for Penn Fuel Gas as a secretary before becoming a full-time homemaker. She was also a life member of the Oxford Church of the Nazarene. The oldest of six sisters, Elsie always welcomed friends and family in her kitchen, as the Groseclose Household was the home of many baseball games, auto repair projects and family gatherings. Whether she was known as Mom, Aunt Elsie, Mrs. Groseclose or Mom-mom, everyone was taken care of when they visited. She is survived by two sons, Larry F. Groseclose (Joan) of Oxford, PA and Carl J. Groseclose (Mollie) of East Waterford, PA; three sisters, Helen Holcombe of Jennersville, PA, Jean Root of Jennersville, PA and Terri Hadley of Dover, DE; four grandchildren, Matthew G. Groseclose of Oxford, PA, Mark W. Groseclose of Oxford, PA, Mollie I. Kilby of Rising Sun, MD and Chris W. Burton of Rising Sun, MD; three great-grandchildren, John Andrew Kilby, Sarah Irene Kilby and Tyler William Burton; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Vaughn of Wilmington, DE and Theodora Standt of Hobe Sound, FL. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Monday, December 16, 2019, at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, PA, where friends and family may visit from 10-11 am and Sunday from 6 – 8:00 pm. Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Oxford Church of the Nazarene, 116 E Locust St, Oxford, PA 19363 On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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