Iva Lou Pilkington Groutage
March 9, 1925 – September 23, 2023 (age 98) Iva Lou Pilkington Groutage, 98, died Sept. 23, 2023 in Logan, Utah. Iva Lou was born in Smithfield, Ut...
March 9, 1925 – September 23, 2023 (age 98) Iva Lou Pilkington Groutage, 98, died Sept. 23, 2023 in Logan, Utah. Iva Lou was born in Smithfield, Utah, the fourth child of Leland Farrell and Elsie Shilvock Pilkington on March 9, 1925. She married Harrison Thomas Groutage June 16, 1943 in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. When World War II ended, Harrison (Grout) and Iva Lou eventually settled in Logan. While Grout taught art at Utah State University, Iva Lou quickly built a reputation as a popular, demanding piano instructor with high expectations for her students.