Obituary of Mildred Gross

Mildred “Millie” Gross CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Millie Gross, 88, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2020, and was ushered into the arms of Jesus. Millie was born April 8, 1932 in Wellsville, Ohio to James and Cora Plunkett, who did their utmost to provide for a large, loving family. She spent most of her childhood in West Point, Ohio, gathering life-long friends and fond memories. Those memories would later be turned into stories which would entertain her children and grandchildren for hours. She met her husband, Galen, at Ohio Bell Telephone Company, where she was a switchboard operator, and he was installing central office equipment. They were married on April 5, 1958, and welcomed children Gary, Diane and Greg. Millie served her family as a homemaker until the kids were mostly grown, at which time she began a second career in the retail field, working for Zayres and Ames. Those were fun times for her, and she gathered more friends and stories. It was around this time that her son, Greg, affectionately nicknamed her Moo, which stuck with her for the rest of her life, even changing to Grandmoo, when the grandkids came along. Throughout her life, Millie faithfully served others, particularly older people who may not have had family nearby, and taught her family to do the same. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Galen G. “Gus” Gross; brothers William, James, Earl, Jack, Harry and Ray; sisters Gladys, Edna, and Dorothy; and daughter-in-law Karen Gross. She is survived by adult children, Gary Gross of Bath Twp., Diane Starkey (Jim) of Munroe Falls, and Greg Gross (Bobbie) of Peninsula; grandchildren, Sarah Berry (Ryan), Katie Robbins (Dale Wagner), Marisa Gross, Ryan Gross, Erik Gross and Julianne Koch; great-grandchildren, Roman Berry and Helena Wagner; sister-in-law, Anna Plunkett; brothers-in-law, Herbert Gross and Gerald Gross; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Friends and family may visit Saturday from 10 AM to 11 AM at Northampton United Methodist Church, 852 West Bath Road, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223, with a memorial service being conducted at 11 AM by Rev. Matthew Merriman. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. Please copy and paste this link into your web browser to livestream the memorial service. https://youtu.be/0kY5hcFHwfs In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Millie’s honor to Northampton United Methodist Church.