L. W. (Joe) Gross (October 27, 1925 – August 2, 2004), was an American politician from the state of

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

. Gross was born October 27, 1925, in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Lester and Opal Gross. Joe's father Lester was a younger brother of

H. R. Gross Harold Royce Gross (June 30, 1899 – September 22, 1987) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district for thirteen terms. The role he played on the House floor, objecting to spending measures and projects t ...

. He graduated from Arispe High School in Arispe, Iowa in 1943. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He married Helen Hammans in 1945. He served as a Republican in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983. Gross died August 2, 2004 in Mount Ayr, leaving behind his wife, two daughters and one son. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa.

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1925 births 2004 deaths People from Ringgold County, Iowa Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub