Barbara "Bobby" Gronemus (née Barry; November 21, 1931January 17, 2021) was an American farmer and Democratic politician from Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. She served 26 years in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

, from 1983 to 2009.

Biography

Barbara Gronemus was born Barbara Barry in

Norwalk, Wisconsin Norwalk is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 638 at the 2010 census. History Norwalk, Wisconsin was given its name by Selium McGary, one of the pioneers of Monroe County, who named it after Norwalk, Ohio, ...

. She graduated from Ontario Public High School. She was a farmer/farm wife and was a nursing home activity director. Gronemus lived in

Whitehall, Wisconsin Whitehall is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Trempealeau County. Whitehall is situated on the former Green Bay and Western ...

, with her husband and family. She served as a

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member of the

, representing the 91st Assembly District from 1982 through 2008. She died at Grandvie Care Center in Blair, Wisconsin.Barbara "Bobby" Gronemus, 1931-2021, Obituary
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*''Follow the Money'' – Barbara Gronemus
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