 John E. Grotberg

John E. Grotberg (March 21, 1925 – November 15, 1986) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois serving from 1985 until his death from bronchial pneumonia and colon cancer in St. Charles, Illinois in 1986.Grotberg, the fourth of eight children of Bernard and Sophie (née Weir) Grotberg, was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, and grew up in Valley City, North Dakota.His early career was in music as a singer with The Muny (the Municipal Opera Association) in St. Louis, and he also performed in Chicago.