Submitted by: Todd Nowicki

Groth, Niespodziany, SmithKenneth V. Groth: (South Bend Tribune 10/27/2003)Dec. 23, 1947 – Oct. 22, 2003 GRANGER – Kenneth Van “Sparky” Groth, 55, of County Murray Drive, died Wednesday on the Barrier Reef off the coast of Belize. Survivors include his wife, Audrey (Niespodziany); a daughter, Shannon Groth of Mishawaka; two sons, Ryan and Brandon, both of South Bend; and a sister, Darla Smith of Bloomington, Ind. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, where friends may call one hour before services.