Grace E. York 1917-2011
December 16, 2011
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ANDOVER - Grace Evelyn York, 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at her residence.
She was born July 19, 1917, in Rome, Ohio, the daughter of Emery L. and Nellie Addicott Clute. Shortly after she was born, her family moved to a farm in Wayne where she graduated from high school in 1935.
She attended Warren Business College and worked as a secretary until she married Kenneth York on May 20, 1938. During the war, she helped make shells at Mullins Manufacturing Co. She and her husband owned and operated a restaurant in Andover for several years. She was a member of the Wayne Historical Society and a friend of the Andover Public Library.
Grace went on to work as a cook for a family in Chicago. She would work for five months out of the year, which gave her the opportunity to travel. She touched ground in all 50 states, spent time in Greece, Switzerland, Cancun and traveled through the Panama Canal.
Grace loved her family and she enjoyed making clothing, knitting sweaters, mittens and hats. She also was an avid quilter.
Grace is survived by a daughter, Sandra Stilson, with whom she resided with in Andover; three sons, Ronald (Virgy) York of Espyville, Pa., Donald (Cindy) York of New Port Richey, Fla., and Russell (Laura) York of Andover; a daughter, Lorna Shumaker of Greensboro, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Luella Clute.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. York; a grandson, Brett York; two brothers, Maurice Clute and Paul Clute; and a longtime friend, Art Westervelt.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Baumgardner Funeral and Cremation Service, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio, with the Rev. Ted Michalsen officiating. Calling hours will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Public Library, P.O. Box 1210, Andover, OH 44003, the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) at www.cvsaonline.org, or to the National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation, P.O. Box 959, East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959, or go to www.albinism.org.
A guestbook with online condolences is available at www.baum-gardnerfuneralhome.com.
December 16, 2011
Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com
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ANDOVER - Grace Evelyn York, 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at her residence.
She was born July 19, 1917, in Rome, Ohio, the daughter of Emery L. and Nellie Addicott Clute. Shortly after she was born, her family moved to a farm in Wayne where she graduated from high school in 1935.
She attended Warren Business College and worked as a secretary until she married Kenneth York on May 20, 1938. During the war, she helped make shells at Mullins Manufacturing Co. She and her husband owned and operated a restaurant in Andover for several years. She was a member of the Wayne Historical Society and a friend of the Andover Public Library.
Grace went on to work as a cook for a family in Chicago. She would work for five months out of the year, which gave her the opportunity to travel. She touched ground in all 50 states, spent time in Greece, Switzerland, Cancun and traveled through the Panama Canal.
Grace loved her family and she enjoyed making clothing, knitting sweaters, mittens and hats. She also was an avid quilter.
Grace is survived by a daughter, Sandra Stilson, with whom she resided with in Andover; three sons, Ronald (Virgy) York of Espyville, Pa., Donald (Cindy) York of New Port Richey, Fla., and Russell (Laura) York of Andover; a daughter, Lorna Shumaker of Greensboro, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Luella Clute.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. York; a grandson, Brett York; two brothers, Maurice Clute and Paul Clute; and a longtime friend, Art Westervelt.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Baumgardner Funeral and Cremation Service, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio, with the Rev. Ted Michalsen officiating. Calling hours will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Public Library, P.O. Box 1210, Andover, OH 44003, the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) at www.cvsaonline.org, or to the National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation, P.O. Box 959, East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959, or go to www.albinism.org.
A guestbook with online condolences is available at www.baum-gardnerfuneralhome.com.
Grace E. York 1917-2011
December 16, 2011
Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com
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ANDOVER - Grace Evelyn York, 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at her residence.
She was born July 19, 1917, in Rome, Ohio, the daughter of Emery L. and Nellie Addicott Clute. Shortly after she was born, her family moved to a farm in Wayne where she graduated from high school in 1935.
She attended Warren Business College and worked as a secretary until she married Kenneth York on May 20, 1938. During the war, she helped make shells at Mullins Manufacturing Co. She and her husband owned and operated a restaurant in Andover for several years. She was a member of the Wayne Historical Society and a friend of the Andover Public Library.
Grace went on to work as a cook for a family in Chicago. She would work for five months out of the year, which gave her the opportunity to travel. She touched ground in all 50 states, spent time in Greece, Switzerland, Cancun and traveled through the Panama Canal.
Grace loved her family and she enjoyed making clothing, knitting sweaters, mittens and hats. She also was an avid quilter.
Grace is survived by a daughter, Sandra Stilson, with whom she resided with in Andover; three sons, Ronald (Virgy) York of Espyville, Pa., Donald (Cindy) York of New Port Richey, Fla., and Russell (Laura) York of Andover; a daughter, Lorna Shumaker of Greensboro, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Luella Clute.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. York; a grandson, Brett York; two brothers, Maurice Clute and Paul Clute; and a longtime friend, Art Westervelt.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Baumgardner Funeral and Cremation Service, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio, with the Rev. Ted Michalsen officiating. Calling hours will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Public Library, P.O. Box 1210, Andover, OH 44003, the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) at www.cvsaonline.org, or to the National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation, P.O. Box 959, East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959, or go to www.albinism.org.
A guestbook with online condolences is available at www.baum-gardnerfuneralhome.com.
December 16, 2011
Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com
Save |
ANDOVER - Grace Evelyn York, 94, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at her residence.
She was born July 19, 1917, in Rome, Ohio, the daughter of Emery L. and Nellie Addicott Clute. Shortly after she was born, her family moved to a farm in Wayne where she graduated from high school in 1935.
She attended Warren Business College and worked as a secretary until she married Kenneth York on May 20, 1938. During the war, she helped make shells at Mullins Manufacturing Co. She and her husband owned and operated a restaurant in Andover for several years. She was a member of the Wayne Historical Society and a friend of the Andover Public Library.
Grace went on to work as a cook for a family in Chicago. She would work for five months out of the year, which gave her the opportunity to travel. She touched ground in all 50 states, spent time in Greece, Switzerland, Cancun and traveled through the Panama Canal.
Grace loved her family and she enjoyed making clothing, knitting sweaters, mittens and hats. She also was an avid quilter.
Grace is survived by a daughter, Sandra Stilson, with whom she resided with in Andover; three sons, Ronald (Virgy) York of Espyville, Pa., Donald (Cindy) York of New Port Richey, Fla., and Russell (Laura) York of Andover; a daughter, Lorna Shumaker of Greensboro, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Luella Clute.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. York; a grandson, Brett York; two brothers, Maurice Clute and Paul Clute; and a longtime friend, Art Westervelt.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Baumgardner Funeral and Cremation Service, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio, with the Rev. Ted Michalsen officiating. Calling hours will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Public Library, P.O. Box 1210, Andover, OH 44003, the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) at www.cvsaonline.org, or to the National Organization for Albinism & Hypopigmentation, P.O. Box 959, East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959, or go to www.albinism.org.
A guestbook with online condolences is available at www.baum-gardnerfuneralhome.com.
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