Grace Hills Foraker's Obituary
Grace Hills Foraker, age 91 of Lewes, Delaware passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware.
She was born April 5, 1920 in Ortley, South Dakota, daughter of the late Floyd Hills and the late Emily Schwartz Hills. She was preceded in death by her husband James D. Foraker in 2008.
Mrs. Foraker was an avid seamstress and worked at the former Dressco Company of Lewes as well as from her home. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Lewes, DE where she was a member of the Elizabeth Circle. She enjoyed gardening in her spare time.
She is survived by her two daughters, Ruth Ann Hearn and Virginia "Ginny" May Mitchell and her husband Donald, all of Lewes; four grandchildren, Joanna Headley and her husband Mark, Robert Hearn, Jr. and his wife Mary Ellen, Cindie Owen and her husband Rich, and John Ribinsky, Jr. and his wife Diana; eleven great-grandchildren, Zachary Headley, Lindsey Headley, Zachary Ribinsky, Paige Wright, Jake Thrasher, Brooke Wright, Devin Owen, Braden Owen, Sarah, Abbey, and Danny Hearn; 2 great great grandchildren and a brother Lawrence Hills of Milford, DE.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday April 26, 2011 at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway Lewes, Delaware with Pastor Fred A. Duncan officiating. Friends may visit one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will be in Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton, DE.
Memorials may be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com
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