Edward "Ed" Grunloh

January 29, 1944 - October 10, 2022

On Monday, October 10th, 2022 Edward (Ed) passed away of Alzheimer’s surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Ed is survived by his wife Norma (nee Ludwig) and his daughter Jill (Edward) DeFrance. He was the proud Grandpa (known as “Buddy Grandpa”) to Nick, Jake and Luke DeFrance. Ed has 2 sisters Carolyn (Denny) Isley and Ann (Linus) Schumacher, a sister-in-law Joanie Grunloh, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his son Jeffrey, as well as his parents, Albert and Emma and his brother, Kenny Grunloh.

Ed loved many things but, his favorites were enjoying life, people and hard work. His favorite place to be was outside and it didn’t matter where he was or what he was doing. He was happy to mow the lawn or shovel snow, fish with his grandsons, or vacation with Norma in sunshine and warm weather. He loved being with people and could make a connection with just about everyone which included clients from his building and real estate career, his neighbors, or strangers - he was known for his smile and signature wave to start a conversation. He will always be remembered as “one of the good guys”.

Ed will be greatly missed by his family and friends. In his honor there will be two celebrations of life and they are as follows: Bisch Funeral Home West, 2931 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield, IL 62711, on Friday, November 4th from 10:30AM to 12:30PM. A second celebration of life will take place at Westmoor Country Club, 400 S. Moorland Road, Brookfield, WI 53005 on Saturday, November 12th from 12:00PM to 3:00PM.

In lieu of flowers, our family requests that memorials be made to Aurora Zilber Family Hospice to support families going through their end-of-life journeys (advocateaurorahealth.org/foundations) or to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).