Steven A. Groves

Yarmouth - Steven Groves—beloved father, brother, son, and friend—passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday Morning, November 25th, 2015. He was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and shortly thereafter moved to Tolland, Connecticut. Rich Bowering, his neighbor and friend growing up in Tolland, remembered Steven as “a legendary athlete that every kid who ran looked up to and idolized”.

Steven graduated from Tolland High School in 1975 and as an all-star athlete won states in the 880 and set school records in the 440, 880, mile, and 2-mile (and still holds school records today). After high school, Steven enlisted in the Coast Guard, where he served in Alaska, Virginia, and Massachusetts for 4 years. Following his service, he went to school and earned a degree in civil engineering. He worked for the city of Portland and then Sebago Technics for the past 20 years.

In 1996, Steven moved to Yarmouth, where he had spent childhood summers in his family’s camp on Cousins Island. He built a home on the island, where his two boys grew up. Although he loved to watch his kids play from the parent’s bleachers, he preferred the view from the coach’s sideline. And if there was a field trip, you could count on him coming. He loved his kids and often said “they’re much smarter than me”.

Maine was the perfect place for Steven. Whether it was hiking Bradbury, sailing his boat on Casco Bay, cross country skiing Twin Brook, or taking a scenic motorcycle ride down the backroads, he was always ready for the next adventure. He loved going out with friends, listening to music, and telling stories. “A good story was always told more than once,” he would say, and his story will be told over and over again.

Steven is survived by his sons, Benjamin and Kyle and their mother, Paula Groves; and his sister, Karen Mokarzel, and his niece Danielle and nephew Joshua Mokarzel, and his brother, Carl Groves and his wife Leslie, and his nephew Samuel.

A time of gathering and visitation will be held on Monday November 30, 2015 from 5 – 7 PM at Lindquist Funeral Home, One Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, ME 04096. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday December 1 at 11:00 AM at First Parish Congregational Church, 116 Main Street, Yarmouth, ME with burial following in Cousins Island Cemetery, Cousins Island. Please visit www.lindquistfuneralhome.come to view a video collage of Steven’s life and to share condolences, memories and tributes with his family.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Emily Davis, Steven’s future daughter-in-law, who will be running the Boston Marathon to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute: www.rundfmc.org/2016/emilyd