1910 - 2006
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Born |
7 Aug 1910 |
Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
6 Dec 2006 |
Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, Bethlehem |
Buried |
Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Notes |
- GRACE RUFE Grace (Fretz) Rufe, 96, a resident of ManorCare Health Services in Bethlehem for the last four years, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 6, 2006 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Formerly of Telford and Souderton, she was the wife of the late Jacob Lawrence Rufe, who passed away in 1979. Born in Lower Salford, August 7, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Elsie (Schueck) Fretz. She was employed with Granite Hosiery Mills of Souderton, retiring in 1979. Mrs. Rufe was a longtime member of Zwingli United Church of Christ in Souderton. Surviving are two sisters, Arlene Rivers of Green Lane and Alverda Freed of North Wales; a granddaughter, Laural Butryn of Coplay; three great-grandchildren, Nathan, Kaitlyn and Brandon; and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a half sister, Carol Fretz of Telford; and a stepbrother, Raymond Dreger of Green Lane. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, Dennis L. and Barry D. Rufe; her sisters Mary Rickert, Ada Moffa, and Lillian Wittman; her brothers, Russell, Stewart, Garland, Lester, and Wilmer Fretz; and her stepmother, Elizabeth Fretz. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service at 11 AM, Monday, December 11 at the Williams-Bergey-Koffel Funeral Home, Inc., 667 Harleysville Pike (Route 113), Franconia, where friends may call for the viewing from 10 to 11 AM. Interment will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park. For those desiring, contributions may be made in her memory to the SAAC of Indian Valley, 259 N. 2nd St., Souderton, PA 18964.
Lansdale Reporter
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Person ID |
I3094 |
ShowalterFunk |
Last Modified |
7 Feb 2009 |
Father |
Abraham D. Fretz, b. 27 Apr 1887, Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Feb 1972, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Mother |
Elsie F. Schueck, b. 16 Aug 1889, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 5 Feb 1942, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
23 Oct 1909 |
Family ID |
F2237 |
Group Sheet |
Father |
Abraham D. Fretz, , Sr., b. 1736, Bucks County, Pennsylvania , d. 1844, Bedminister, Pennsylvania |
Mother |
Elsie F. Schueck, b. 16 Aug 1889, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 5 Feb 1942, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
23 Oct 1909 |
Family ID |
F6927 |
Group Sheet |
Family 1 |
Jacob L. Reiff, b. 30 Oct 1857, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 8 Jun 1929, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Family ID |
F2238 |
Group Sheet |
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