COLLAR

Description: CROCHETED IN SQUARE WITH NECK AND FRONT OPENINGS. CROCHETED FLOWERS. COLLAR HAS A FADED, PALE PINK COLLAR.

History: *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A COLLAR DONATED BY H. GROSE. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. JAMES “HARRY” GROSE WAS BORN, RAISED, AND EDUCATED IN WOODROW, SK. IN 1934 HE MOVED TO ROSEBUD, AB AND WAS MARRIED TO DOROTHY SPONHOLZ ON AUGUST 27, 1937 IN MEDICINE HAT, AB. HARRY AND DOROTHY REMAINED IN MEDICINE HAT UNTIL 1949 WHEN THEY MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE. HARRY WAS A PARTNER IN NORRIE & FAWCETT, WHICH CAME TO BE KNOWN AS MODERN FARM EQUIPMENT. HE RETIRED IN 1968. HE WAS THE SON OF JACOB CHARLES GROSE AND MARY GROSE (NEE HAGEN). HARRY PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 78 ON MAY 12, 1990. ESTHER “DOROTHY” GROSE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MEDICINE HAT, AB. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY ALBERT SPONHOLZ AND ROSA MARIE SPONHOLZ (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). DOROTHY PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 78 ON JANUARY 10, 1996. CONTACT WITH THE DONOR’S SON, LEONARD, YIELDED LITTLE INFORMATION. HE DID RECOUNT THAT HIS MOTHER DOROTHY AND HIS GRANDMOTHER MARY WERE BOTH AVID KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.