Harry Lee Grove

A memorial service for Harry Grove is scheduled for Saturday, November 12, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of the Pines in Camp Sherman.

Harry Lee Grove was born in South English, Iowa, on January 19, 1920. After serving in the Air Force in World War II, he earned a degree in forestry from Iowa State University.

Harry spent his career in the forest products industry with stints at Weyerhaeuser, Potlatch and as head of his own company, Grove Forests Products, which was headquartered in Sisters.

Grove was a loving husband and devoted family man and leaves Gail Grove, his wife of 62 years and children Diane, Doug, Tom and Lisa behind to recollect on what a great person he was. Seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren will also remember this kind and funny man.

Black Butte Ranch was Harry’s heaven on earth. He first noticed its beauty when it was a working ranch in the 1950s and vowed that someday he would live there. Keeping good on his promise, he and his wife were among the first to buy property there in the early1970s. They have been full-time residents for 25 years. His happiest moments were on their deck surrounded by family where he would often say, “Look at the mountain. Look at it now” over and over again as the sky changed around Mt. Jefferson. No one loved this place more than he.

Grove was active in Sisters Habitat for Humanity and a Forest Service volunteer at fire lookouts. He was also an avid golfer.