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- Louis entered into the Service 05 Dec 1951, Served as mechanic at a Merchant Marine Base, Discharged 01 Dec 1953.
Died:
- Louis ?Mick? Grinnall, 76, of Clinton, died on April 19, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, North Campus, while surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory with military honors being conducted by the Clinton AMVETS. A luncheon will follow the services at the Eagles Club. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Grinnall, Ted Tholen, Michael Ramirez, Ron Izer, Tom Hintermeister and Larry Petersen.
Louis ?Mick? Martin Grinnall was born on August 8, 1931, in Savanna, Illinois, the son of George and Elizabeth (Ehredt) Grinnall. He was a 1950 graduate of Savanna High School.
Louis was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps having served from 1951 to 1953.
He married Donna Bumann on December 4, 1954, in Clinton.
He had been employed as a lineman for Northwestern Bell, which later became U.S. West for 331?2 years retiring in 1990.
Mick was a member of the Clinton AMVETS, the Eagles Club and REAC and the Telephone Pioneers Club.
He also enjoyed camping and spending winters in Texas.
In addition to his wife, Donna, he is survived by one daughter, Lynda Griffith, of Carbondale, Illinois; two sons, Larry Carpenter Grinnall and Michael (Mary) Grinnall, both of Clinton; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson; one sister, Betty Morris of Savanna, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.
Louis was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
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1931 - 2008 (76 years)
