Grace Sewing Garden
Marketta Carucci
Grace A. (Picarski) Fricke, age 98 of North Branch, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Stonegate Health Campus with her family at her side. Grace was born on January 11,1922 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Harry and Charlotte (Powell) Snetsinger. She grew up in the Detroit and Lake Orion area. Grace was a 1940 graduate of Lake Orion High School. Grace worked as a secretary, a librarian assistant and bookkeeper. On September 29, 1945, Grace married Stanley J. Picarski in Detroit, Mi. He passed away on May 16, 1966. On October 9, 1970, she married Laurence Fricke in Lake Orion, Mi. He passed away on March 26, 1999. Grace was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in North Branch, MI. Grace was a member of the Altar Society, North Branch Garden Club and a volunteer at the North Branch Thrift Shop. She enjoyed reading, sewing, gardening, her flowers especially African Violets and cooking supper. She loved the visits and time spent with her family. Grace is survived by her daughters, Mary Grace Picarski of Lake Orion, Karen Farr of Lapeer and Filena Kitts of Lapeer; her sons, Stanley (Linda) Picarski of North Branch and Larry (Janie) Fricke of North Branch; her son-in-law, Bill Johnston; her grandchildren, Joyce Farr, Amanda Janquart, Jared Picarski, Jennifer Johnston, Lindsay Picarski, Emily Johnston, Kathy Rhode, Tom Kitts, Suzanne Rogers, Dan Prezekop, Kevin Fricke and Geri Bonesteel; many great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Stanley J Picarski and Laurence Fricke; her daughters, Barbara Johnston and Sandra Prezekop; her son-in-law, Tom Kitts.
Grace S. McGivney, 98, formerly of Sailly Ave, Plattsburgh, NY and the Neighborhood House in Keene Valley, passed away on Tuesday January 24, 2012 at Horace Nye Home in Elizabethtown. She was born in Westport, NY on November 17, 1913 the daughter of John and Agnes (Swan) Stanton. Grace worked at the Plattsburgh City Hall as a clerk. Grace enjoyed sewing, gardening, genealogy, and crossword puzzles. Grace was a member of Plattsburgh Garden Club and the Saranac Chapter DAR. Grace graduated from Westport High School and attended the Perry Business School. She was predeceased by her parents John and Agnes Stanton. Grace is survived by one daughter Carole McGivney , her partner, Jim Goddeau, and several closes friends, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be celebrated at a later date to be announced in May of 2012 at the Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be later in the year in Riverside Cemetery, in Wadhams NY. Arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY. Online condolences and memorial candles may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com. Donations may be made to the Horace Nye Nursing Home, PO Box 127, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 or the Methodist Church, 127 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY.
Catherine Montgomery, 67, of Hewitt, was peacefully called home by our Lord and Savior March 12, 2022 after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones and fur babies. A visitation will be 5-7 PM, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Service will be 11 AM, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel followed by Committal at Chapel Hill Memorial Park.
Catherine was born October 30, 1954 in Charlotte, Michigan to Edward Austin Gibson and Maria Josephine Gibson (Petersen). She grew up in Southern California, where she enjoyed going to the beach and spending time with friends and family. She traveled and lived all over the world. She set down some roots in Virginia and lived there for 25 years and became a Real Estate Agent. Her love for helping people continued after she moved to Hewitt, Texas in 2008.
Her greatest joys in life included being a loving mother, friend and rescuer of animals in need. She enjoyed spending time with her grandson, baking, cooking, sewing and gardening. She was passionate in helping people sell and buy their homes and loved making new friends through the process. She walked fearlessly in faith with Jesus and was a wonderful example of unselfishly loving people.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Maria Gibson, and brother Edward Joseph GIbson. She is survived by her children, Scott Montgomery, Caitlin Tidmore and husband Bryan Tidmore; one grandson, Collin Caston; siblings, Robert John Gibson and Linda Maria Gibson Russell; nieces and nephews and her fur babies.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Providence Hospice and all the nurses and staff for the loving care and support of their mom.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to Community Health Care of Texas, 6700 Sanger Ave, Waco, Texas 76710.
Throughout her life, Alice dedicated herself to her family; her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She was a talented piano player, loved quilting, gardening, sewing, cooking and baking bread that was enjoyed by everyone. Alice loved farming and had a special fondness for spring when calves were born, flowers bloomed, and birds returned to nest. Alice was a beloved wife to Robert Mulkay with whom she shared 49 years of love and companionship. Together, they built a life filled with joy, laughter, and cherished memories. Her kindness, generosity, and gentle spirit touched the lives of many. Alice will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her.
Dearest Mulkay Families,
Please accept our condolences on the passing of Alice. May the wonderful memories you have sustain you all in the upcoming, days, weeks and months ahead.
God Bless you all.
Mrs. Olga Wynnyk and Families
Grace lived such a great life, and her story began on January 3, 1922. She was born in Steilacoom, Washington, to her parents Olaf and Emily Back. In 1935, they moved to Tacoma, Washington where she attended Stewart Junior High and Graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940. She met her husband Herbert Kenneth Harse and in 1945 they got married and raised three boys- David, Daniel, and James. Grace worked for the Clover Park School District, in the cafeteria while the kids were in school. Later in life, she worked for Puget Sound Bank in Fircrest as a Head Teller until she retired in 1987. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and she loved them all. Family was her greatest joy and gift. Life was an adventure with Grace. Being outdoors was something she enjoyed especially if it involved the beach and clam digging. She packed a picnic, and we would take a ride to Millersylvania State Park for the day. Fishing at this park was a big favorite for the grandkids. At home she enjoyed coffee and a crossword puzzle, flowers in her garden, sewing, and playing the organ. She loved the holidays gatherings, and we will miss our Easter Photo shoot with the easter bunny. There is so much to remember about Grace and what stands out the most is her presence, support, and her love. She was the foundation of our family, and we will miss her dearly.
Memorial Services will be held at New Tacoma Cemetery, February 5, 2024, at 1:00 pm. In Lieu of flowers, please make donations to the CHI Franciscan Hospice House at 2901 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, Washington.
In 1889, when Grace McCance was a seven-year-old girl living on the Nebraska plains, her dreams seemed impossible, and yet they were all fulfilled. Her family had spent the past four years living in a sod house, miles from neighbors in western Nebraska. Grace was the second oldest in a family of nine children. Even after her marriage, Grace continued to live in other "soddies." The isolation and hardships of pioneer life challenged Grace Snyder, but failed to stop her. Through it all, she never gave up her dreams.
Her dream of marrying a cowboy came true when A.B. Snyder (also known as "Pinnacle Jack" or "Bert") claimed her heart in 1903. They had four children, born between 1905 and 1914: Nellie, Miles, Billie, and Bertie.
Her dream of "looking down on the top of a cloud" was surprisingly easy to fulfill. Airplane travel increased rapidly during the first half o the twentieth century. Her grown son even owned a small plane to check cattle and transport supplies near their home of Tryon, Nebraska, where roads were few. Later, commercial airliners carried Grace and her prize-winning quilts to New York City and Springfield, Massachusetts, where Grace's expert needlework brought her national fame.
Grace's autobiography, No Time on My Hands, co-authored by her daughter, Nellie Snyder Yost, includes details of her life, from her birth in Missouri and move to Nebraska at the age of three, to her courtship and marriage to Bert Snyder, the birth of their children, routine daily activities, even the influence of the weather on cattle-feeding, quilting, and visiting with neighbors. It begins with the refining influence of Grace's mother, Margaret Blaine McCance, and her "tiny quick stitches." Grace learned from her appreciation for "nice things" and her efforts to make her sod homes as comfortable as possible.
Grace McCance's quilt practice began early. Shortly after the six-year-old girl began herding the family cattle, she asked for scraps to piece into a little Four Patch quilt for her doll, promising to make her stitches neat and even "so Mama would let me have more pieces."
Quilts appear throughout her life story because of their importance in warming people, animals and even family cars. During her first job, as a teacher in 1901, she quilted while snowed in for months at a time. This quilt, the first she made from store-bought fabric rather than scraps, alter decorated Grace and Bert Snyder's first sod home.
The U.S. mail helped Grace build and maintain a social network in spite of her physical isolation. Grace ordered a sewing machine through the mail four years after she married Bert. In 1917, she became the post mistress for Lilac, Nebraska, where four families picked up their mail from a cracker box, and a telephone line finally reached Snyder ranch.
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