Grover W. Hasty

Grover W. Hasty, 89, of Kanawha passed away Monday, March 15, 2004, at the Kanawha Community Home.

Grover William Hasty, the son of Paul and Martha (Ries) Hasty was born August 3, 1914, in Mackinaw, Illinois.  He came to Iowa with his parents at the age of six months and settled on a farm southwest of Kanawha.

In 1937, he married Alva Skauge.  They started farming northwest of Kanawha in 1938 and continued until their retirement.  To them, two children were born, Ilene and Steven.  Grover and Alva enjoyed many camping trips over the years.  The couple has resided in Kanawha for the past three years.

Grover was a member of the Kanawha Lutheran Church and had served as a committee member for the Boy Scout Board.

Grover is survived by his wife Alva; daughter Ilene Timmerman and her husband, Dale of Fort Dodge; son Steven and his wife, Shirley of Kanawha; granddaughter Kelly Timmerman of Waterloo, grandson Scott Hasty and his wife, Dina of Kanawha and granddaughter Shannon Hasty of Kanawha, and many relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister LaVonne Sobek.