Victor L. Gross

Victor “Vic” L Gross, age 86, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at home. He was a member of St. Matthias Catholic Church. Preceded in death by Lucille, his wife of 55 years; daughter Peggy Gross; parents Leander and Iva; brothers Loys and Leander Jr.; sisters Ruth and Marjorie and three great granddaughters. Vic is survived by sons Stephen (Sue) Gross of Canton, MI and Timothy (Vicki) Gross of York, SC; daughters, Beverley (Jim) Zablocki of Johnstown, OH, Victoria Gross of Columbus and Meg (Peter) Gross-Gentile of Delaware, OH; grandchildren, Jennifer (Dusty), Leanne (Adam), Daniel (Kaylee), Maggie (Nathan), Matt, Elizabeth (Rob), Gabriel (Adrian), Kathryn (Jamie), Amanda (Ryan), Nicole (David), Maxwell and John Peter; thirteen great grandchildren; brother in law and sisters in law, Frank & Mary Ann Kabealo of Columbus, OH and Helen Dale Hayes of Fredericksburg, VA.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call 3-7 p.m. on Sunday, July 5 at SCHOEDINGER NORTH CHAPEL, 5554 Karl Rd., Columbus, OH. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7th at Resurrection Cemetery Mausoleum. Vic retired after 32 years from Timken Roller Bearing Company then taught machine shop courses at Columbus Technical Institute before working for The Ohio State University as a lab machinist, retiring in 1993. He attended Franklin University and The Ohio State University. Combined with his career, he spent twelve years coaching track and basketball at St. Matthias and one year at St. Francis DeSales High School. He was also a Cub Scout leader and a Cub master. He loved The Ohio State Buckeyes and his hobbies included fishing, wood working, golfing, family poker nights and especially painting. We all share in the gift of his art. Family was always his top priority and even while working multiple jobs he stayed involved with his children and grandchildren. His family will always cherish the memories of our vacations, his instant iced tea, his imitation of Smokey Bear and the GPO. He will be dearly missed. A special thanks to Zusman Hospice for their care the past few months. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Tuition Assistance Fund, St Matthias School 1582 Ferris Rd, Columbus, OH 43224.