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Grace I. Schwab

Grace I. Schwab

Grace I. Schwab, 89, 114 Silver Ave., Lamar, Pa. died Oct. 27, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa. Born October 29, 1928 in Marion Twp., Centre Co. she was the daughter of the later Mervin E. and Vida Korman Hoy. On March 2, 1949 she married Ray T. Schwab who died July 28, 2015.

Grace was a 1948 graduate of the former Howard High School and an active member of the Salona United Church of Christ. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking, baking, flower gardening and bird watching. But her family was most important to her.

She is survived by four daughters: Doris (Carl) Denney, Bossier City, La.; Mary (David) Miller, Rock Ledge, Fl.; Marcia Barner, Centreville, Va.; and Shelia (Donald) Samson, Verona, Va.; two sisters, Anna Kathryn (Joseph) of Skok, Towson, Md. and Mary Elizabeth (Richard) Bailey of San Angelo, Tx.; two brothers, Earl M. Hoy of Pleasant Gap, Pa. and Glenn H. (Janet) Hoy of Manheim, Pa; two sons: Dennis Schwab, Lakeside, Calif. and Milton (Jennifer) Schwab, Vienna, Va; 15 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

Grace was predeceased by one sister, Dorothy Semple, and one brother, Ray F. Hoy.

A funeral service to honor the memory of Grace I. Schwab will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at 11 A.M. in the Salona United Church of Christ with Pastor Cindy Killinger officiating. Interment, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall, Pa. Friends will be received in the Dean K. Wetzler, Jr. Funeral Home, 320 Main St., Mill Hall, Pa. from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Dean K. Wetzler, Jr. Funeral Home, 320 Main St., Mill Hall, Pa. Friends and family may gather for visitation, which will be held one hour prior to services at the church.

At Grace’s request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to the Salona United Church of Christ through the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made at www.wetzlerfuneralhome.org.