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Obituaries

Obituary: Morris P. Grotheer

by Linda Wang
March 26, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 11

 

Photo of Morris P. Grotheer.
Credit: Courtesy of Carla Peterman
Morris P. Grotheer

Morris P. Grotheer, 92, died Jan. 2 in Clive, Iowa.

“Dr. Grotheer (Mo) was a longtime American Chemical Society member and former chair of the Industrial Electrochemical Division of the Electrochemical Society. One of his final projects, prior to retirement, was quality improvement of manganese dioxide production. Dr. Grotheer was also a member of Sigma Xi, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Chlorine Institute. Mo started his education in a one-room school house. He was the only one of seven siblings to attend college. As education was very important to him, he made sure all his children and grandchildren completed college.”—Carla Peterman, daughter

Most recent title: Manager of chemical R&D, Kerr-McGee

Education: BS, chemistry, 1950, and MS, chemistry, 1951, Pittsburg State University; PhD, analytical and physical chemistry, Kansas State University, 1957

Survivors: Wife, Louise; daughters, Dynnell Hein, Carla Peterman, Sharon Sturm, and Kathryn; son, Timothy; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren

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