public boolean remove(String name) {
    GroceryItem item = new GroceryItem(name, 0);
    GroceryNode current = head; //store head
    GroceryNode before = null;
    boolean wasDeleted = false;

    if(current != null && current.data ==item){ //if head contains name to be deleted

        head = current.next; //change head
    }

    while(current != null && current.data !=item){ //look for match

        before=current;
        current = current.next;

        this.size--;

    }

    if(current == null) //if not present wasDeleted is now false
      wasDeleted=false;

    else
      wasDeleted=true; //if present was Deleted is now true


    before.next = current.next; //unlink node from list
    return wasDeleted;  //return was Deleted
}