Anna Gwendolyn (Gwen) Griffith

Anna Gwendolyn (Gwen) Griffith was born on November 16, 1920, in Chicago, IL. Her parents were Edward Hugh Roberts and Mabel Hannah (Jones) Roberts. She died on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the Randolph Health Services Assisted Living in Randolph, WI. Gwen was 97 years old.

Gwen was raised in South Randolph, WI, living above the general store which her parents owned. Since she was an only child, she was very close to her cousins who spent many vacations with her in South Randolph. She attended the South Randolph one-room school through 8 ^th grade and graduated from Randolph High School in 1938.

After graduation she attended Bryant Stratton Business College in Chicago. She worked in the offices of an insurance company and a torpedo factory in Chicago during WW2. On November 24 ^th , 1945, Gwen married Hugh Owen Griffith in Randolph where they made their home. Here she worked as a legal secretary for three different attorneys over the course of 45 years.

Gwen especially enjoyed her children and grandchildren and always put their needs above her own. She enjoyed winters in Florida and also in Utah. Golf on ladies day at Fox Lake Golf Club and Friday Night Fish Fries were always fun for her. In her later years she enjoyed Friday nights at Culvers. One of her pastimes was watching sports events on TV. Gwen was a lifelong member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. She was very proud of her Welsh heritage and, being one hundred percent Welsh, she loved to sing. She attended many Welsh song fests around the country. She was a member of Eastern Star and the Cambrian Heritage Society. She was a life member of the National Gymanfa Ganu Association.

Survivors include: one daughter, Judy (Ron) Gault of Huntsville, UT; one son, Robert (Marion) Griffith of Beaver Dam, WI; six grandchildren, Megan (Mark) Welton of Eden, UT; Phillip Jung of North Ogden, UT; Alicia (Ben) Sether of Beaver Dam, WI; Shane (Nichelle) Griffith of Janesville, WI; Logan Griffith of Beaver Dam, WI; and Erika (Jake) Vosters of Colfax, WI; six great grandchildren, and two cousins, Dorothy Rentschler, San Diego, CA and Jim Thornburgh, Randolph, WI.

Gwen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one grandson, Gregory Hugh Griffith.

We would like to thank everyone at Randolph Health Services Assisted Living Facility and Hillside Hospice for the wonderful care she received from them. She loved her time living there and took advantage of all the activities they offered. We would also like to thank her cousin, Jim Thornburgh, for the kindness he has always shown her.

Services will be on February 3 ^rd , 2018 at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 275 North High Street, Randolph. Visitation at the Church will be from 1 to 2pm. Funeral service is at 2pm followed by committal service at Randolph Cemetery. Memorials may be gifted to Bethany Presbyterian Church, Randolph, WI.