Margaret Grothues

Margaret Gottary Grothues, age 95, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026. She was born on September 20, 1930, in San Antonio, TX to the late Leonard and Louise (Wauters) Gottardy. Margie is also preceded in death by her husband, John W. Grothues, Sr., and her siblings Lucille Calle, Rosalie Cerna, Prudence Froebel, Gerald Gottardy, and Geraldine Kellner, and son-in-law, Keith Carter.

Margie was a former Lytle Library Board Chair, former Lytle Woman's club member, and former Lytle ISD School Board Member. She is one of the members of the Woman's Club that raised money for and built the Lytle Public Library. Margie also worked for years as the library assistant at Lytle Elementary School. She later worked at Hirsch Elementary School Library. She was a long time member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church and helped organize the building of the prayer garden. 

As a member of St. John Berchman Catholic Church, she was a member of the Holy Name Society and the Altar Society. As a founding member of the Belgian American Club, she contributed to two books, and co-edited The Belgian Gardens. Margie is survived by her children and in-laws Patricia and Joe Butler of Austin, John Grothues and John Ibanez of Houston, Edward and Elisa Grothues of Lytle, Cynthia Carter of Lytle, Matthew and Chrissy Grothues of Pleasanton, and Julie and John Maguire of San Antonio; grandchildren Stephen, Joseph, Sarah, Rachel, Nathan, Travis, Ethan, Emily, Jacob, Maggie, and Beth; 8 great grandchildren; brothers and in-laws John Gottardy, Richard and Barbara Gottardy, Leatrice Gottardy, Gene Kellner, and Elsie Grothues; as well as numerous nieces, and nephews. 

A Visitation will be held in her honor on Friday, March 13, 2026 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm with a Rosary recited at 7:00pm at Primrose Funeral Services of Lytle, Texas. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00am at St. Andrew's Catholic Church of Lytle, Texas. Burial will follow in Lytle Community Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her loving husband, John W. Grothues, Sr. 

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Funeral services are under the care of Primrose Funeral Services in Lytle, Texas