Steve "Doc" Grethen

Steve “Doc” Grethen, 56, of Carroll, passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Mass servers will be Sam and Jack Poland. Music will be by Sue Feilmeier and the Holy Spirit Choir with Tyler Badding as violinist. Lectors will be Jean Dawson, Toni King and Tim Humlicek. Gift bearers will be Joseph and Katherine Dawson. Eucharistic Minister will be Kathy Kraus. Casket bearers will be: Michael Smith, James Dawson, Martín Camacho, Mark Poland, Mike Humlicek, Tom Humlicek, Ron Hausman, and Frank Milik. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Friday where there will be a Rosary at 5 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9 a.m. on Saturday where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Steve’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Steven Joseph Grethen was born on July 10, 1958, the son of Gene and Millie (Hausman) Grethen. He spent his early years in the Rolfe area, and at a young age his family moved to the Carroll community. He graduated from Kuemper Catholic High School in 1976, and later graduated from Northwest Missouri State University, and Palmer College of Chiropractic. Steve owned and operated Grethen Chiropractic in Ames until the late 1990’s, when he began working in the insurance industry. He lived in Ames from 1982 to 2001, and then ten years in Des Moines, before moving to the family home in Carroll in 2011 to help take care of his father, Gene. Steve was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. Survivors include his children: Megan Gainey of Santa Barbara, CA, and Abby Grethen of Arlington, VA; his sister Lisa Bohn (Martín Camacho) of Des Moines, Iowa; his niece Jeannie (James) Dawson of Ft. Dodge; and his nephew Michael Smith of Coon Rapids. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Jean Marie Grethen; his paternal grandparents: Mary and Jacob Grethen, and his maternal grandparents, Peter and Margaret Hausman.

Steve "Doc" Grethen

July 10, 1958 - July 29, 2014