Background
Groce, Joan Alice was born on June 17, 1930 in Carey, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Willie Edward and Hazel Alice (Wentling) Cole.
Groce, Joan Alice was born on June 17, 1930 in Carey, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Willie Edward and Hazel Alice (Wentling) Cole.
Bachelor in Religion, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1952. Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling, Ball State University, 1958.
Director Christian education, Westwood Methodist Church, Cincinnati, 1952-1956; director Christian education, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Findlay, Ohio., 1957-1959; teacher, Tiffin (Ohio) City Schools, 1959-1960; teacher, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, 1960-1962; director information center, Tiffin-Seneca United Way, 1978-1986; case manager, director national program for volumes for mentally ill, Sandusky Valley Center, Tiffin, 1987-1992; retired, 1992.
President Seneca County Community Council, Tiffin, 1980—1982, Habitat for Humanity, Tiffin, 1986—1988. Trustee Sandusky Valley Center. Member Chapel Hill (North Carolina) United Nations Association, since 2000, Pax Christo, Tiffin, since 2002.
Board directors Tiffin-Seneca Day Care Center, since 1993. Member League of Women Voters, Heidelberg Community Club.
Married John Wesley Groce, March 21, 1959. Children: Alisa Marie, Daniel Walter.