Stephen Grohe was a long time resident of the South End and lived on Haven Street and West Newton Street for over 40 years with his family.

Stephen Foster Grohe, born May 10 1935, to Marion Foster Grohe and Herman Grohe died peacefully on December 17, 2017 in Newburyport Massachusetts. Stephen was predeceased by Judith Gail Clarke Grohe, his beloved wife of 52 years. He is survived by his daughters Deborah Lynn and Laura Gail, Laura's husband Chris J. Cattel Sr., granddaughter Rachael Cattel, and his nieces Denise Grohe Dorn and Linda Grohe Sakowski. He is predeceased by his brother Bruce.

Stephen grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. After graduating from high school, he moved to the South End of Boston to live and to pursue a career in commercial photography. When he was starting out as a photographer, he supported himself in part as a professional violinist.His studio was in the Fort Point area of Boston for over 30 years.

In his photographic career, Stephen worked primarily with clients from the high tech industry. His clients included Bose, Polaroid, Digital Equipment Company, and Raytheon. Stephen brought together an artistic vision informed by surrealism with a remarkable and fearless intellect. He said his goal was not to simply photograph a computer, but to create an image which conveyed the idea of the computer he was photographing.

Calling hours will be held on January 13, 2018 from 4-6 pm at Twomey, LeBlanc & Conte Funeral Home, 193 High Street in Newburyport.

Here is a great YouTube video about Steve. All his photographs were done before computers .. he built models and used all sorts of cameras. He was a brillant photographer :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H8iUvb5_SIg