He proposed daily
Grover Asmus proposed to Donna Reed on a daily basis during their three-year courtship. He was surprised when she unexpectedly accepted.
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When Donna lived in Tulsa
In the early 1980s, Donna Reed was briefly a Tulsa resident. Her husband, Grover W. Asmus, had an engineering job and she came with him.
He proposed daily
Grover Asmus proposed to Donna Reed on a daily basis during their three-year courtship. He was surprised when she unexpectedly accepted.
She helped create The Donna Reed Foundation
Norma Connolly, Grover Asmus, and Shelley Fabares were instrumental in founding The Donna Reed Foundation in Denison, Iowa.
Denison actress is remembered
Donna Reed died in her Beverly Hills home on January 14, 1986 of pancreatic cancer. Her husband, Grover Asmus, was at her side.
He proposed daily
Grover W. Asmus, husband of Donna Reed from 1974 until her death in 1986, served in the U.S. Army until 1972, attaining the rank of colonel.
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