1917
Grace
2013
Grace Brewster
January 13, 1917 — June 30, 2013
Grace Brewster, age 96, of Curtis Way, Bloomingdale, NY, died on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Grace was born the daughter of George and Mary (Harris) Atkinson on January 13, 1917 in Ellenburg, NY.
Grace worked with great pride for Revlon in New Jersey for over 35 years.
She remarried Elmer Brewster in 1972; he predeceased her on September 8, 2007.
Elmer and Grace retired to Bloomingdale from Rochester, NY in 1972. They were both active with the Essex County Office of the Aging Senior Citizen Groups in Bloomingdale, Saranac Lake, and Vermontville. She was an avid card player. Grace is a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bloomingdale Fire Dept. She was an animal lover who supported the Tri-Lakes Humane Society in its early days.
She is survived by her sister, Eleanor McKillip, her son-in-law Mike Schrage, her step-daughter Carol (Steve) Brewster Clark, and her grandchildren, Allan J. Schrage, Mark Schrage, Ellen Schrage Thomas, Brett Clark, Brandy Clark Camp, and Todd Clark. She is also survived by several great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her father, George Atkinson (March 1917), her mother Mary L. Harris, and her brother William Atkinson. She was predeceased by her first husband, David Grassgreen June 18, 1963, and their daughter, Gloria Schrage May 14, 2003. She was also predeceased by her step-daughter, Wanda Brewster, in 1972.
Calling hours are set to take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 10: 00 AM - 12:00 PM. A memorial service is set to immediately follow at 12:00 P.M. at the funeral home with Rev. Michael Richards of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery in Bloomingdale.
Donations may be made to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Service, Tri-Lakes Humane Society, or Bloomingdale Fire Department in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can share a memory, photograph and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com
Grace was born the daughter of George and Mary (Harris) Atkinson on January 13, 1917 in Ellenburg, NY.
Grace worked with great pride for Revlon in New Jersey for over 35 years.
She remarried Elmer Brewster in 1972; he predeceased her on September 8, 2007.
Elmer and Grace retired to Bloomingdale from Rochester, NY in 1972. They were both active with the Essex County Office of the Aging Senior Citizen Groups in Bloomingdale, Saranac Lake, and Vermontville. She was an avid card player. Grace is a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bloomingdale Fire Dept. She was an animal lover who supported the Tri-Lakes Humane Society in its early days.
She is survived by her sister, Eleanor McKillip, her son-in-law Mike Schrage, her step-daughter Carol (Steve) Brewster Clark, and her grandchildren, Allan J. Schrage, Mark Schrage, Ellen Schrage Thomas, Brett Clark, Brandy Clark Camp, and Todd Clark. She is also survived by several great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her father, George Atkinson (March 1917), her mother Mary L. Harris, and her brother William Atkinson. She was predeceased by her first husband, David Grassgreen June 18, 1963, and their daughter, Gloria Schrage May 14, 2003. She was also predeceased by her step-daughter, Wanda Brewster, in 1972.
Calling hours are set to take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 10: 00 AM - 12:00 PM. A memorial service is set to immediately follow at 12:00 P.M. at the funeral home with Rev. Michael Richards of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery in Bloomingdale.
Donations may be made to the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Service, Tri-Lakes Humane Society, or Bloomingdale Fire Department in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can share a memory, photograph and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com
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