Obituary of James M Granroth

A Memorial Mass to honor's Jim life will be: Saturday April 22, 2017 At 10:00am Miraculous Medal Shrine 500 E. Chelten Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144 James M. Granroth of Pennsauken & Gibbstown, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on March 19, 2017 at 48 years. Devoted father of Mia Nicole Granroth; Cherished son of Joseph Sr., and the late Rita (nee Henrich); Dear brother of Joseph (Nancy) Granroth Jr., Mark (Faith) Granroth, Brian Granroth and Rita Granroth (Raymond); Also survived by caring nieces & nephews. Relatives & friends are invited to the Visitation & Funeral on Thursday from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Falco Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, 6600 N. Browning RD in Pennsauken. A Funeral Service will be celebrated at 11:30 AM. At the request of the family, final disposition will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in James name to: Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, 500 E Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144. A Final Farewell to Jim Granroth I would like to start by saying Good Morning and thank you for coming to celebrate Jim’s life. This is an incredibly sad time for the whole Granroth Family and especially for his Father Joe and his daughter Mia. I will be speaking about Jim and the memories we had. Jim loved our beautiful and amazing Daughter more than life itself. The bond that began on Mia’s Gotchya Day on March 26, 2007 in GHOUNJOU, China. I will never forget when Jim and I traveled to China to bring our daughter Mia home with us. The care takers brought all the children in for the adoptive parents to meet. Jim spotted Mia before I could even see her through the crowd. Since that day, Jim has enjoyed and shared so many memories with Mia. Her first laugh, first steps introducing new foods. Jim would love to cook especially on the grill. Mia clung to her dad like the Big Teddy Bear he was and she never let go. Her dad would share so many stories of his youth with Mia and she would tell him to repeat 1 story all the time. It was the infamous Jelly fish story. He told Mia when he was young he threw a jellyfish at his brother Joe on the beach and his body turned orange then they had to rub him down with dry soap. She would giggle at that story all the time. Jim also watched out for his brothers especially Brian when he was bullied. Jim and his brothers had a great bond everyone new not to mess with a Granroth. His days caring for his sister Rita when she was little were always fond memories for Jim he loved his sister so much. Jim had many memories of the Mountain House and he made many memories with his daughter there, that she will never forget. These are just some of many memories Mia has of her Father. What Jim taught our daughter: Be a kid and play outside Climb a tree Throw a football Hit a softball (Which is now a sport she plays and loves, now Jim will be cheering her on from Heaven) Mia is an excellent swimmer all because of her dad. They would spend hours in the pool together talking and swimming. Her dad called her our little fish. Jim also introduced Mia to many tv shows and old movies like the Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island, and Mia’s favorite Movie Home Alone. Jim always played with Mia and her friends. He was his silly self, when he picked her up at daycare. All the kids loved him. One of those special friends is Lexi Morrison. Lexi is here today she has been a part of our family forever and Mia is a part of theirs, we call Lexi Mia’s sister. Jim loved Lexi and it’s nice that Mia has such a great friend that she can talk to and share her memories of her dad with along with many other friends. Thank you Lexi, we love you. Mia and I will always remember the great times we both shared with Jim. Jim was a thoughtful, sincere and kind man. I worked with Jim at Kling Stubbins for 14 yrs . Our coworkers would say your husband is a great guy, he helps everybody and Jim always had a smile on his face. That is the Jim I knew and loved. He moved on to work at The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown. I spoke to some of his coworkers at his current employment, they only had great things to say about Jim. They are devastated with the loss of him, he had the ability to touch people’s hearts. Jim loved his whole family very much. He is now in heaven with his Mom, who he cared so deeply for, she took a piece of his heart when she passed. He never got over that loss to this day. So, I know that he is with his mom right now telling her about his beautiful daughter Mia that she never met. He has 10 years of memories with his daughter to share with her. In closing, Jim will be missed as a Father a son, a brother, an uncle and a brother in law and by many family members. However long you knew Jim he was a kind, sincere, lovable guy. Jim would help anybody and at any time and never expected anything in return. Mia and I will make sure his memory never fades, by doing things to honor him, like random acts of kindness and making him proud with everything she does. Jim and I agreed Mia would always come first and foremost. I will make sure that I make him proud by raising her to continue to be the wonderful person she is and will become as she grows. Her dad will be looking down on her daily and helping me guide her to make the right decisions throughout her life. I will make sure she has every opportunity that is available to her in life. Mia will feel her dad in her heart every day. Some of Jim’s friends were not able to make it today. I have asked Miraculous Medal Shrine to have a mass in Jim’s honor. This will be held on a weekend at their church in Germantown. I will make the information available to the Granroth family to post on their Facebook pages when the Date & Time of the service is confirmed. Mia was introduced to many of Jim’s coworkers and we are looking forward to hearing how much Jim was loved and appreciated by everyone there. Jim. we love you and we hope you are resting in peace, we know you were tired.